: 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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States like California, Maryland, and Colorado are beginning to recognize this by experimenting with models that treat volunteerism as workforce development, not merely civic goodwill.
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Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Basilicas were largely used for civic, not religious, purposes before Rome adopted Christianity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Their daughter Mary, for example, is the executive director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation and was recently recognized for her civic leadership during a Coral Gables Museum gala.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
The evening brought together chefs, civic leaders, business innovators, artists and community advocates to honor renewal, rebuild momentum and remind Angelenos what makes the city extraordinary.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Basilicas were largely used for civic, not religious, purposes before Rome adopted Christianity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Their daughter Mary, for example, is the executive director of the Coral Gables Community Foundation and was recently recognized for her civic leadership during a Coral Gables Museum gala.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
The evening brought together chefs, civic leaders, business innovators, artists and community advocates to honor renewal, rebuild momentum and remind Angelenos what makes the city extraordinary.
—Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 3 Feb. 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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