: 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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Besides generating obscene profits, what exactly was the proper civic role of a radio or television station — Educational programming?
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Since 2011, Wallcast concerts have reshaped Miami’s cultural landscape, turning classical music into a civic ritual that’s free, collective, and unmistakably local.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Among the consequences will be a shrinking of the civic arena, which could create an opening for nondemocratic actors such as China and Russia to expand their regional influence.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Sunday's mass shooting at a Grand Blanc church is the latest such violence that has left people injured or dead in public buildings and civic spaces in Michigan and across the nation.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Since 2011, Wallcast concerts have reshaped Miami’s cultural landscape, turning classical music into a civic ritual that’s free, collective, and unmistakably local.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Among the consequences will be a shrinking of the civic arena, which could create an opening for nondemocratic actors such as China and Russia to expand their regional influence.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Sunday's mass shooting at a Grand Blanc church is the latest such violence that has left people injured or dead in public buildings and civic spaces in Michigan and across the nation.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 3 Oct. 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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