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civic

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. civic (adjective)
  2. civic center (noun)
  3. civic crown (noun)
  4. civic-minded (adjective)
  5. civic university (noun)

civ·ic

adj \ˈsi-vik\

Definition of CIVIC

: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs <civic duty> <civic pride>
— civ·i·cal·ly \ˈsi-vi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of CIVIC

  1. Recent improvements to the downtown area are a point of civic pride.
  2. the library association and other civic groups
  3. Voting is your civic duty.

Origin of CIVIC

Latin civicus, from civis citizen — more at city
First Known Use: circa 1656

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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