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civic-minded

[ siv-ik-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈsɪv ɪkˈmaɪn dɪd /
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adjective

concerned with the well-being of the community.

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Nearby words

  1. civet cat,
  2. civic,
  3. civic center,
  4. civic centre,
  5. civic university,
  6. civics,
  7. civies,
  8. civil,
  9. civil aeronautics board,
  10. civil air patrol

Origin of civic-minded

First recorded in 1940–45
Related formsciv·ic-mind·ed·ly, adverbciv·ic-mind·ed·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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