: 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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Finished in 1642, The Night Watch depicts a group of civic guardsmen—Amsterdam’s 17th-century local police force.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Kayla learned that there's actually a lot of activity among civic groups right now to try to turn these stats around, particularly by targeting young people.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
Those who have applied cited a range of motivations, both professional and civic.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Launched in 2017 by the civic technology community g0v, the platform was successfully adopted in Thailand in 2019.
—Audrey Tang, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Kayla learned that there's actually a lot of activity among civic groups right now to try to turn these stats around, particularly by targeting young people.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
Those who have applied cited a range of motivations, both professional and civic.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Launched in 2017 by the civic technology community g0v, the platform was successfully adopted in Thailand in 2019.
—Audrey Tang, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsiv-ik 
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride
civic duty
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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