civic

[ siv-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a city; municipal:

   civic problems.

2. of or relating to citizenship; civil:

   civic duties.

3. of citizens:

   civic pride.

civic

/ ˈsɪvɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenship

   civic duties

Derived Forms

• ˈcivically, adverb

Other Words From

• civi·cal·ly adverb
• anti·civic adjective
• inter·civic adjective
• pro·civic adjective
• un·civic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of civic¹

1535–45; < Latin cīvicus, equivalent to cīv ( is ) citizen + -icus -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of civic¹

C16: from Latin cīvicus, from cīvis citizen

Example Sentences

Among the latter group, I think the heightened salience of the peaceful transfer of power and the civic violation of the insurrection changed things.

From FiveThirtyEight

I, of course, am wearing one — for my own protection and as a civic duty.

From Washington Post

It is specifically worded to encompass all kinds of civic activities, including lobbying legislators and interning in political offices.

From Washington Post

One of the most important strands of our founding ideology is civic republicanism.

From Washington Post

Lindell was “permanently suspended” for repeatedly violating the company’s civic integrity policy, a Twitter spokeswoman told The Washington Post on Tuesday in an email.

From Washington Post

Instead, straighten your civic backbone and push back in clear conscience.

From The Daily Beast

Vlad Burlutskiy is a civic and political activist from Russia who fled the country last year due to increasing threats.

From The Daily Beast

Moral clarity would dictate that civil-rights and other civic leaders would speak out against such a senseless act of violence.

From The Daily Beast

Now that giving thanks to God no longer plays a prominent role in American civic life, Whom or What do we thank on Thanksgiving?

From The Daily Beast

Such is the difference between life in the civic textbooks and life in tea-party America.

From The Daily Beast

But those I speak of, the best women of every small town, are constantly active in civic affairs.

From Project Gutenberg

Who has not copied the Parthenon as the severest in its proportions for public buildings for civic purposes?

From Project Gutenberg

Two of these cities, Berlin and Paris, are splendid examples of what can be done where there is plenty of civic pride.

From Project Gutenberg

We can also understand the eagerness with which the Roman welcomed a respite from civic and social duties.

From Project Gutenberg

And, let me tell you, the rural cuisine of France far excels the civic cuisine that we sometimes meet with out of France.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• civil
• communal
• national
• urban