: 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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The parade helped turn Macy's into a civic institution, blurring the lines between commerce and culture and attaching pageantry and spectacle to the corporate brand.
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Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit organization was launched in 2022 by Hollywood Unlocked founder and CEO Jason Lee to uplift underserved youth in Black and Brown communities through programming centered around youth leadership, civic engagement, and personal development.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
But a new Garden delivers once-in-a-century drama, financial opportunity and civic enrichment.
—Ellis T. “skip” Prince, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Among his charitable and civic roles, Pallot was president of the Miami-Dade Better Business Bureau and the local chamber of commerce.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The nonprofit organization was launched in 2022 by Hollywood Unlocked founder and CEO Jason Lee to uplift underserved youth in Black and Brown communities through programming centered around youth leadership, civic engagement, and personal development.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
But a new Garden delivers once-in-a-century drama, financial opportunity and civic enrichment.
—Ellis T. “skip” Prince, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Among his charitable and civic roles, Pallot was president of the Miami-Dade Better Business Bureau and the local chamber of commerce.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 18 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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