El ciutadà
Example: El ciutadà va votar en les eleccions municipals d'ahir.
Definition
"El ciutadà" refers to a citizen, specifically an individual who is recognized as a legal member of a city or country and has rights and responsibilities within that political community. For example, "El ciutadà va votar en les eleccions municipals d'ahir" means the citizen voted in yesterday's municipal elections.
Etymology
The term "el ciutadà" comes from the Latin word 'civitas,' meaning 'city' or 'community.' Over time, it evolved in Catalan to specifically denote a person belonging to a city or nation, embodying both legal status and civic identity. Did you know that the root 'civ-' also appears in words like 'civil' and 'civic,' all relating to citizens and their duties?
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"El ciutadà" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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