: 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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Boaters, scouts, civic organizations, environmental groups, businesses and individual volunteers are encouraged to help clean up the St. Johns River by removing trash and debris.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Among the Italian elites, knowledge was a form of social currency, and learned women were admired as symbols of familial and civic prestige.
—Manuela Callari, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Five hours a day, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays, Charlamagne and his co-hosts, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious, riff on the day’s headlines, take calls from listeners and interview celebrities, authors, civic and business leaders who want to reach the show’s young, urban listeners.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Local civic organizations give us opportunities to bring design thinking into the public realm, opening up dialogues with people who might never have considered perspectives from designers before.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Among the Italian elites, knowledge was a form of social currency, and learned women were admired as symbols of familial and civic prestige.
—Manuela Callari, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Five hours a day, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. weekdays, Charlamagne and his co-hosts, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious, riff on the day’s headlines, take calls from listeners and interview celebrities, authors, civic and business leaders who want to reach the show’s young, urban listeners.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Local civic organizations give us opportunities to bring design thinking into the public realm, opening up dialogues with people who might never have considered perspectives from designers before.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for civic
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 30 Mar. 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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