English Explanatory Dictionary

civic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
  2. Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
name
  1. A central business district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪvɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-civic.wav

Word forms

civic more civic most civic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cīvicus (“pertaining to a city or citizens”).

Related words

civil

Derived words

anticivic civically civic center civic centre civic crown civic duty civic garland civic hacker civicism civicize civic-minded civic nationalism civic nationalist civics civic society civnat extracivic intercivic
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