civic

[ siv-ik ]

/ ˈsɪv ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to a city; municipal: civic problems.

of or relating to citizenship; civil: civic duties.

of citizens: civic pride.

Nearby words

ciudad trujillo, ciudad victoria, civ., civet, civet cat, civic, civic center, civic centre, civic university, civic-minded, civics

Origin of civic

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

Related forms

civ·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·civ·ic, adjectivein·ter·civ·ic, adjectivepro·civ·ic, adjective

un·civ·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for civic

Instead, straighten your civic backbone and push back in clear conscience.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Vlad Burlutskiy is a civic and political activist from Russia who fled the country last year due to increasing threats.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moral clarity would dictate that civil-rights and other civic leaders would speak out against such a senseless act of violence.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|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?
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam|P. J. O’Rourke|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Such is the difference between life in the civic textbooks and life in tea-party America.
The GOP Could Make Obama Kill Obamacare|Michael Tomasky|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During all these days of civic anarchy the English troops were steadily advancing to their goal.
The Story of Rouen|Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Both parties began arming, and on September 24 civic warfare began.
The Story of Prague|Count Francis Ltzow
Civic dissolution or civic perpetuity—this was the immediate, the unrelieved, the ominous alternative.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;|Clark S. Beardslee
By this time the gate and prison must have passed under the control of the civic authorities.
The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2|Arthur Griffiths
Grand national confederation of France, at Paris, in the field of Mars, when the civic oath was administered.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for civic

civic

/ (ˈsɪvɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenshipcivic duties

Derived Formscivically, adverb

Word Origin for civic

C16: from Latin cīvicus, from cīvis citizen

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Word Origin and History for civic

civic

adj.

1540s, originally mostly in civic crown (Latin corona civica), a chaplet of oak leaves awarded to one who saved the life of a fellow citizen in battle, from Latin civicus "of a citizen," adjectival derivation of civis "townsman" (see city). Sense of "having to do with citizens" is from 1790.

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