: 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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By the early 2000s, the skyrocketing values of American sports teams were starting to attract a new kind of investor, one who was not necessarily drawn by love of sport or civic pride or even ego gratification as much as by economic potential.
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Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Duran received human rights advocacy training from Alliance San Diego, a community organization that works to increase civic engagement.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
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Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Duran received human rights advocacy training from Alliance San Diego, a community organization that works to increase civic engagement.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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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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