: 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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His civic service helped lay the groundwork for a parks and boulevards system that remains a defining feature of Kansas City’s identity.
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Under that law, citizenship applicants had to be able to speak English but the courts still oversaw the determination of applicants’ civic knowledge.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
His civic service helped lay the groundwork for a parks and boulevards system that remains a defining feature of Kansas City’s identity.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Under that law, citizenship applicants had to be able to speak English but the courts still oversaw the determination of applicants’ civic knowledge.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Its bet on culture isn’t a branding exercise, but a sustainable public and civic investment.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 25 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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