civic-minded
[ siv-ik-mahyn-did ]
/ ˈsɪv ɪkˈmaɪn dɪd /
adjective
concerned with the well-being of the community.
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Origin of civic-minded
First recorded in 1940–45
OTHER WORDS FROM civic-minded
civ·ic-mind·ed·ly, adverbciv·ic-mind·ed·ness, nounWords nearby civic-minded
civet, civet cat, civic, civic center, civic centre, civic-minded, civics, civic university, civies, civil, Civil Aeronautics Board
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Example sentences from the Web for civic-minded
He was supposed to be reassuring a civic-minded soldier that there was something redeeming about our political culture!
But she was generous, civic-minded, and bountiful in her caring for other people.