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of or pertaining to a city; municipal: civic problems.

of or pertaining to citizenship; civil: civic duties.

of citizens: civic pride.

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

Related forms

civ·i·cal·ly, adverb

an·ti·civ·ic, adjective

in·ter·civ·ic, adjective

pro·civ·ic, adjective

un·civ·ic, adjective

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Example Sentences

Medvedev introduced legislation this week that he said would partly relax restrictions on civic organizations.

Knowledge of science no doubt has some practical and civic benefits.

The new mayors will be able to knock heads together, and their ability to attract media attention will help to foster civic pride.

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Medvedev introduced legislation this week that he said would partly relax restrictions on civic organizations.

Knowledge of science no doubt has some practical and civic benefits.

The new mayors will be able to knock heads together, and their ability to attract media attention will help to foster civic pride.

Business and government leaders met to search their civic souls.

Variable sense of civic duty affects voter turnout.

The idea is to harness the energy of the city and revive the central plaza as a vibrant civic center.

The reasons for this change in civic life are both political and social.

Civic participation via social media will transform the future of business.

During periods of civil unrest and civic corruption, the tombs were victims of almost unfettered grave-robbing.

Personal responsibilty and civic duty is part of america.

Thankfully, he is also lengthening the hours of local civic centers and recreation centers.

The prime minister appeared to be rediscovering his roots in civic activism.

You've been asked to increase civic activity in your community.

The wind farm pays local taxes that support schools and roads, creates new green jobs, and boosts civic pride in its host county.

Universities can provide the skills that are crucial to the development of vibrant civic life.

From a distance the stadium oozes self-confidence and civic pride.

Waste disposal requires difficult civic choices, since no option is perfect.

More fundamentally, the structure of representative government keeps citizens in civic adolescence.

Local businesses and civic groups join to provide a distinctive, authentic visitor experience.

But with no organisational base to channel the protestors' civic spirit, little can change.

Now civic groups and native organizations are pushing governments and the courts to rein in oil development.

He observed the capital city ratchet up huge changes-cosmetic and social-to become an international civic showcase.

The same is true for civic engagement, be it for social justice or sustainability.

Our diverse learning environment provides inspiration to serve others and engage in campus and civic life.

It is also a city of civic engagement with more volunteerism than any city in the country.

Further delays caused by war and civic upheavals probably kept the tower from collapsing before it was finished.

Such economic and civic engagement would be commonplace at land-grant universities and engineering schools.

Recent decades have seen a revival of interest in civic culture, sometimes called social capital or civic.

We've only begun to see the power of this medium in our civic lives.

For many communities that host the roundups, the festivals serve as key fundraising events for civic service organizations.

Hamilton, struggled with civic leaders to secure new residential housing for black professional families.

The values championed by football are a powerful force for social integration and civic education.

Tuesday's large, and peaceful, protest shows that plenty of civic space remains for the opposition.

Certainly, civic engagement has become an important theme in higher education lately, and a positive one.

Efforts are being made to stir up civic pride and reduce the smog caused by fires, by collecting rubbish and waste more reliably.

Their whole life style and basis for civic duty is guided by money.

In recent years he has been contributing to initiatives to raise public awareness of sustainable development and civic issues.

It was no picnic and didn't instill in me any sense of civic solidarity.

Not a few victims swing in crowded town squares, with families and civic leaders looking on.

But he has discussed them with colleagues and civic and religious leaders.

There is much to enjoy in the new wing and much cause for civic pride.

Programs undertaken by the state and federal government and civic organizations are improving the vireos' odds.

But civic groups are not supporting what are seen simply as tax dodgers.

The former often have supportive parents, wider social networks, university degrees and a greater sense of civic engagement.

Friendliness and civic involvement thrive here even as they decline elsewhere.

Kennedy did their parents or grandparents, they are in fact disengaged from civic and political life.

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civic (ˈsɪvɪk)

—*adj*
	of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenship: civic duties

[C16: from Latin cīvicus, from cīvis citizen]

'civically

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

civic

1542, from L. civicus "of a citizen," adj. derivation of civis "townsman."

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