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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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NOUN The citizens of a country or city are the people who live in it or belong to it.

citrus fruit citrus fruits

NOUN Citrus fruits are juicy, sharp-tasting fruits such as oranges, lemons and grapefruit.

city cities

NOUN a large town where many people live and work

civil

ADJECTIVE 1 relating to the citizens of a place

2 Someone who is civil is polite.

civilian civilians

NOUN a person who is not in the armed forces

civilization civilizations; also spelt civilisation

NOUN 1 a large group of people with a high level of organization and culture • We’re learning about the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and Egypt.

2 a highly developed and organized way of life

civilized; also spelt civilised

ADJECTIVE 1 A civilized society is one with a highly developed social organization and a comfortable way of life.

2 A civilized person is polite and reasonable.

civil war civil wars

NOUN a war between groups of people who live in the same country

claim claims, claiming, claimed

VERB 1 If you claim that something is the case, you say that it is so.

2 If you claim something, you ask for it because you believe you have a right to it.

clamber clambers, clambering, clambered

VERB If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty. • We clambered over the rocks to get to the beach.

clammy clammier, clammiest

ADJECTIVE unpleasantly damp and sticky • The weather was very clammy.

clamp clamps, clamping, clamped

NOUN 1 a device that holds something firmly in place

VERB 2 When you clamp one thing to another, you fasten them together with a clamp.

clan clans

NOUN a group of families related to each other by being descended from the same ancestor

clang clangs, clanging, clanged

VERB When something made of metal clangs, or when you clang it, it makes a loud, ringing sound.

clank clanks, clanking, clanked

VERB When something clanks, it makes a loud, metallic sound.

clap claps, clapping, clapped

VERB 1 When you clap, you hit your hands together loudly to show that you have enjoyed something or that you approve of something.

NOUN 2 a sudden loud noise of thunder

clarify clarifies, clarifying, clarified

VERB If you clarify something, you make it clear and easier to understand.

clarification NOUN

clarinet clarinets

NOUN a woodwind instrument with a straight tube and a single reed in its mouthpiece

clarity

NOUN The clarity of something is its clearness. • The clarity of the water made me think it was very clean.

clash clashes, clashing, clashed

VERB 1 Colours or ideas that clash are so different that they do not go together. • Debbie’s red shirt clashed with her green shorts.

2 If one event clashes with another, they happen at the same time, so you cannot go to both.

3 If people clash with each other, they fight or argue.

clasp clasps, clasping, clasped

VERB 1 If you clasp something, you hold it tightly.
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