: 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 complex was renamed Carter Field in 1950, after the Star-Telegram publisher, civic booster and aviation enthusiast.
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Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
Parsons signed its phase-two development deal with Diriyah Company in October, to oversee work on new streets, footpaths, civic buildings, open spaces, and a series of neighborhood parks.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In recent months, civic interest around the data center has vastly increased, with city meetings regularly seeing over 100 attendees from across the region.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 2 Dec. 2025
More recently, the Charlie Kirk memorial service, at the Arizona Cardinals’ stadium, showed that the buildings can still play a significant civic role outside sports.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
Parsons signed its phase-two development deal with Diriyah Company in October, to oversee work on new streets, footpaths, civic buildings, open spaces, and a series of neighborhood parks.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In recent months, civic interest around the data center has vastly increased, with city meetings regularly seeing over 100 attendees from across the region.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 2 Dec. 2025
More recently, the Charlie Kirk memorial service, at the Arizona Cardinals’ stadium, showed that the buildings can still play a significant civic role outside sports.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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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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