Civic Moderate

Civic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions

Adjective

of or relating or belonging to a city

"civic center"

"civic problems"

civic

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

"civil rights"

"civil liberty"

"civic duties"

"civic pride"

civil civic

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

"The new civic center will provide community spaces for all residents of the city."

In plain English: Civic means relating to the duties and responsibilities of being a good member of your community.

"The city council held a meeting to discuss improvements to our civic infrastructure."

Usage: Use "civic" to describe matters related to the community or local government, such as civic duty or civic engagement, rather than general city infrastructure. It specifically refers to responsibilities and activities involving citizens within their municipality.

Example Sentences

"The city council held a meeting to discuss improvements to our civic infrastructure." adj

"The new civic center was built to serve the entire community." adj

"Residents volunteered their time for various civic duties during the election." adj

"Our local park is maintained through dedicated civic efforts from neighborhood groups." adj

Origin

The word civic was borrowed from the Latin cīvicus, which originally meant "pertaining to a city or its citizens." It entered English with this same meaning, describing things related to a community or its government.

Rhyming Words

vic uvic kovic pelvic suevic slavic fluvic sattvic motivic popovic radovic pyruvic ludovic slivovic dragovic jankovic yankovic markovic quinovic petrovic

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