civic

adjective

civ·​ic ˈsi-vik 

: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs

civic duty

civic pride

civic leaders

civically

ˈsi-vi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of civic in a Sentence

Recent improvements to the downtown area are a point of civic pride.

the library association and other civic groups

Voting is your civic duty.

Recent Examples on the Web

More:Public Investigator answers reader questions on civic life, consumer issues in Wisconsin RELATED:Her neighbor's trees were killed by the emerald ash borer. —Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024

But immigrant advocates say that sense of fear also has detrimental effects on civic life, including economic output. —Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024

Being entombed alive is an apt metaphor for a populace that had its civic freedoms squashed by the Assad dynasty for half a century. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin civicus, from civis citizen — more at city

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing civic

• civic center
• civic-minded

Kids Definition

civic

adjective

civ·​ic ˈsiv-ik 

: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship

civic pride

civic duty

civically

ˈsiv-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Legal Definition

civic

adjective

civ·​ic ˈsi-vik 

: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs