3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Amity  \Am"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Amities}.  [F.  amiti['e],  OF 
  amisti['e],  amist['e],  fr  an  assumed  LL  amisitas  fr  L. 
  amicus  friendly,  from  amare  to  love.  See  {Amiable}.] 
  Friendship,  in  a  general  sense  between  individuals, 
  societies,  or  nations;  friendly  relations;  good 
  understanding;  as  a  treaty  of  amity  and  commerce;  the  amity 
  of  the  Whigs  and  Tories. 
 
  To  live  on  terms  of  amity  with  vice.  --Cowper. 
 
  Syn:  Harmony;  friendliness;  friendship;  affection;  good  will 
  peace. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  amity 
  n  1:  a  cordial  disposition  [syn:  {cordiality}] 
  2:  a  state  of  friendship  and  cordiality 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Amity,  AR  (city,  FIPS  1360) 
  Location:  34.26615  N,  93.46391  W 
  Population  (1990):  526  (256  housing  units) 
  Area:  8.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  71921 
  Amity,  MO  (town,  FIPS  1054) 
  Location:  39.86858  N,  94.43450  W 
  Population  (1990):  99  (42  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  64422 
  Amity,  OR  (city,  FIPS  2000) 
  Location:  45.11570  N,  123.20313  W 
  Population  (1990):  1175  (412  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  97101 
  Amity,  PA 
  Zip  code(s):  15311 

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