civic

adjective

civ·​ic ˈsi-vik How to pronounce civic (audio)
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
civic duty
civic pride
civic leaders
civically adverb

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.
Recent Examples on the Web Norman Lear could have spent the last 40 years in retirement — either in tropical seclusion or on the aforementioned national tour with civic documents — and his status as one of the most important and best writer-producers in the history of the medium would have already been set in stone. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023 Nothing will change - only the relentless momentum of civic decay. DeadRed 2h How do communists (like Soros) pave the way for takeovets? Scott Centorino, National Review, 6 Dec. 2023 In his off-screen life, Lear was a committed progressive and outspoken champion of civic responsibility. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023 Entering the civic arena By then, his energies had been diverted into a new arena. Louis Bayard, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023 It is saturated by the N.F.L.’s own politics, which play down the consequences of football’s gladiatorial clashes while enshrining them as civic rites. Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023 On this week's episode, Rex talks public service, leadership, and civic responsibility with Jennifer Cobb, the Senior Vice President and Executive Director of City Year Little Rock. Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2023 Saumya Khandelwal This is the reality of a country like India, that is growing at such an astonishing rate: The risk for India’s civic planners is that by the time new infrastructure—sewage plants, waste facilities, roads—are built, the population is already greater than their capacity. Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023 Facing History hopes that students who have the foundation for these communication skills can grow up to participate constructively in civic dialogue as adults. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Latin civicus, from civis citizen — more at city

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of civic was in 1655

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Cite this Entry

“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

civic

adjective
civ·​ic ˈsiv-ik How to pronounce civic (audio)
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride
civic duty
civically adverb

Legal Definition

civic

adjective
civ·​ic ˈsi-vik How to pronounce civic (audio)
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs

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