Dictionary Definition
civic adj
1 of or relating or belonging to a city; "civic
center"; "civic problems"
2 of or relating to or befitting citizens as
individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties";
"civic pride" [syn: civil]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From civicus meaning having to do with a "city".Adjective
- Having to do with a city or the people who live there.
- Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.
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Extensive Definition
Civic can refer to multiple things:
- Civics, the science of comparative government
- Civic engagement, the connection one feels with their larger community
- Honda Civic, a car produced by the Honda Motor Co.
- City Centre, Australian Capital Territory (commonly called Civic), the Central Business District of Canberra, Australia
- Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC), a humanitarian organization
- Civic Theatre, a name given to a number of theatres around the world
civic in German: Civic
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, bureaucratic, burghal, chauvinist, citified, city, civil, common, communal, constitutional, cosmopolitan, democratic, despotic, dictatorial, diplomatic, downtown, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic, flag-waving,
general, geopolitical, governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, international, interurban, jingoist, matriarchal, matriarchic, metropolitan, midtown, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, municipal, national, nationalistic, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, oppidan, overpatriotic, parliamentarian,
parliamentary,
patriarchal,
patriarchic,
patriotic, pluralistic, politic, political,
politico-commercial, politico-diplomatic, politico-economic,
politico-geographical, politico-judicial, politico-military,
politico-moral, politico-religious, politico-scientific,
politico-social, politico-theological, public, public-spirited, republican, self-governing,
social, societal, state, statesmanlike, suburban, suffragist, superpatriotic, supranational, theocratic, totalitarian, town, ultranationalist,
uptown, urban, village