civic

[siv-ik] /ˈsɪv ɪk/

adjective

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

civically, adverb

anticivic, adjective

intercivic, adjective

procivic, adjective

uncivic, adjective

Examples from the web for civic

You've been asked to increase civic activity in your community.
They had a low standard of living, and no time for civic and community participation, due to their long hours.
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.

British Dictionary definitions for civic

civic

/ˈsɪvɪk/

adjective

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

Derived Forms

civically, adverb

Word Origin

C16: from Latin cīvicus, from cīvis citizen

Word Origin and History for civic

adj.

1540s, originally mostly in civic crown (Latin corona civica), a chaplet of oak leaves awarded to one who saved the life of a fellow citizen in battle, from Latin civicus "of a citizen," adjectival derivation of civis "townsman" (see city). Sense of "having to do with citizens" is from 1790.