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

Other Word Forms

• civically adverb
• anticivic adjective
• intercivic adjective
• procivic adjective
• uncivic 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

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give Sir Sadiq Khan and other civic chiefs the authority to do so through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which is currently going through Parliament.

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In 2021, the city started Right to Return, a pilot affordable housing initiative for residents who were forcibly removed due to the construction of the I-10 freeway and the civic center.

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“Those who perform civic service should expect to be held to a higher standard. This wasn’t a mistake. This was a concerted effort to flout the law to escape justice.”

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Given rational training rather than the then-standard collection of feminine accomplishments, women could, Wollstonecraft argued, prove themselves men’s intellectual equals, become companions in marriage, and play a significant role in civic society.

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I consider it my civic duty to fight antisemitism and help preserve the memory of the Holocaust.

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Related Words

• civil 
• communal 
• national 
• urban