What does humanité in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word humanité in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use humanité in French.

The word humanité in French means humankind, humanity, humanity, humaneness, humanity, human nature, cradle of humanity, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, crime against humanity, heritage of humanity, world heritage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word humanité

humankind, humanity

nom féminin (ensemble des hommes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bien des gourous veulent sauver l'humanité.
Plenty of gurus want to save humankind (or: humanity).

humanity, humaneness

nom féminin (bonté, solidarité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son maître fait preuve d'humanité et le traite bien.
His master shows humaneness and treats him well.

humanity, human nature

nom féminin (caractère humain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'humanité se caractérise par la culture.
Humanity (or: human nature) is characterized by culture.

cradle of humanity

nom masculin (terre d'origine de l'Homme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site

locution adjectivale (répertorié au patrimoine mondial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La cathédrale de Bourges et les rives de la Seine sont classées au Patrimoine Mondial de l'humanité.

crime against humanity

nom masculin (agression contre le genre humain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heritage of humanity

nom masculin (bien commun à l'humanité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

world heritage

nom masculin (patrimoine d'intérêt mondial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le patrimoine mondial concerne les biens culturels ou naturels d’importance pour l’héritage commun de l’humanité.

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