civic

Speech parts

1. civic - Adjective

2. Civic - Proper noun

Meaning

Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

civil national republican uptown central metropolitan public state home local social community official borough city

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Antonyms

country international private personal inside privy

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Phrases with the word

civic liberties civic freedoms civic rights civic right civic space civic virtue

Examples

It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state. Bruce Schneier

Unique among the nations, America recognized the source of our character as being godly and eternal, not being civic and temporal. And because we have understood that our source is eternal, America has been different. We have no king but Jesus. John Ashcroft

Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark. William James

I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career. George Takei

We tend to think of the problems of globalization and cultural identity as peculiar to our times. In fact they are rooted in ancient problems of civic belonging. Mark Kingwell

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education. Jane Fonda

Close letter words and terms

civetlike civetone civey civic action civic activism civic activity