: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
civic duty
civic pride
civic leaders
Examples of civic in a Sentence
Recent improvements to the downtown area are a point of civic pride.
the library association and other civic groups
Voting is your civic duty.
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Competing civic interests and institutional missions inevitably clash, particularly when promises of cultural visibility and community representation are made simultaneously.
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Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
When 93% of any city’s voters ignore a municipal election, that is an epic collapse of civic engagement.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
That work of religious, cultural, and civic architecture might make her firm seem like an odd choice to turn a 120-acre waterfront site into a combination freight port, cruise terminal, and residential neighborhood.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
The city's oldest civic group recently added a webpage that acknowledges difficult parts of their history.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
When 93% of any city’s voters ignore a municipal election, that is an epic collapse of civic engagement.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
That work of religious, cultural, and civic architecture might make her firm seem like an odd choice to turn a 120-acre waterfront site into a combination freight port, cruise terminal, and residential neighborhood.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
The city's oldest civic group recently added a webpage that acknowledges difficult parts of their history.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsiv-ik 
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride
civic duty
Legal Definition
civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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