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A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other entertainment acts.

Plural of city; large towns or urban areas with significant populations.

A legally recognized member of a state or nation who has rights and duties under its laws.

Plural of citizen; members of a state or nation with legal rights and duties.

A large town or urban area.

Relating to a city or town, especially its administration.

Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinguished from military or religious matters.

A person not in the armed services or police force.

Plural of civilian; people not in the armed services or police force.

(British spelling of civilization) The stage of human social and cultural development considered most advanced.

The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

Plural of civilization; multiple distinct societies with their own cultures and systems of organization.

Having an advanced state of social and cultural development.

Present participle of clack; making a sharp, short sound like two hard objects hitting together.

To state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing proof.

Past tense and past participle of *claim*: asserted that something was the case.

Present participle of *claim*: asserting that something is the case.

Assertions or statements that something is true.

A feminine given name of French origin, meaning "clear" or "bright."

A marine bivalve mollusk with shells of equal size, often edible.

Present participle of *clamor*: making a loud and insistent demand or outcry.

A device used to hold things tightly together or in place.

Plural of *clam*: marine bivalve mollusks, often eaten as food.

A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in Scottish Highlands tradition.

Present participle of *clang*: making a loud, resonant metallic sound.

Present participle of *clank*: making a sharp, metallic sound.

To strike the palms of one's hands together repeatedly, typically to express approval.

Present participle of *clap*: striking one's hands together repeatedly.

A feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "clear" or "bright."

A feminine given name, variant of Claire, meaning "clear" or "bright."

A masculine given name of Latin origin.

To make something clearer or easier to understand.

The quality of being clear and easy to understand.

A common English surname derived from the occupational term for a clerk or scholar.

A common English surname, variant spelling of Clark.

A violent confrontation or conflict.

A group of students taught together.

Groups of students who are taught together.

Judged over time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.

Relating to ancient Greek or Roman civilization, especially their art, architecture, and literature.

Works of literature, art, or music that are considered to be of the highest quality.

Officially designated as secret and available only to authorized persons.

A fellow member of a class at school, college, or university.

Plural of *classmate*: fellow members of a class at school or university.

A room in a school or other educational institution where classes are held.

Stylish, elegant, and sophisticated.

A continuous rattling sound, as of hard objects falling or striking each other.

Present participle of *clatter*: making a continuous rattling sound.

Third person singular of *clatter*: makes a continuous rattling sound.

A masculine given name of French origin.