civic

[ siv-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a city; municipal:

   civic problems.

2. of or relating to citizenship; civil:

   civic duties.

3. of citizens:

   civic pride.

civic

/ ˈsɪvɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenship

   civic duties

Derived Forms

• ˈcivically, adverb

Other Words From

• civi·cal·ly adverb
• anti·civic adjective
• inter·civic adjective
• pro·civic adjective
• un·civic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of civic¹

1535–45; < Latin cīvicus, equivalent to cīv ( is ) citizen + -icus -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of civic¹

C16: from Latin cīvicus, from cīvis citizen

Example Sentences

It’s imperative that L.A. city and county officials and civic leaders use that money efficiently and transparently to get people the help and housing they need.

From Los Angeles Times

Brimelow, who refers to himself as a civic nationalist, then launched a website devoted to discussions of racial identity, which he called VDare, after Virginia Dare, supposedly the first English baby to be born on American soil.

From Salon

On Aug. 3, 2019, he got into his gray Honda Civic and drove nearly 10 hours toward El Paso, Texas.

From Salon

“What JD Vance saw a little bit later, is what tens of millions of Americans are facing now, because of the opioid crisis, and frankly, not because of ill intention by people who want big government, I'm going to ascribe good motives there, but government has displaced the very factors that allowed me to flourish: family, friends, communities, churches, civic organizations,” Roberts said.

From Salon

“We have some of the strongest tenant protections,” Whitney Hu, civic engagement and research director at Churches United for Fair Housing, told Salon.

From Salon

Related Words

• civil
• communal
• national
• urban