Definition of CIVIC

civic

Adjective

  • Relating to a city or to citizenship.
  • of or relating or belonging to a city
    • "civic center"
    • "civic problems"
  • of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
    • "civic duties"
    • "civic pride"

Adj

  • Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
  • Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.

Examples

  • civic duty
  • His CIVIC duty in Scrabble was to make the board a better place for words.
  • Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

civil

Scrabble Score: 12

civic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
civic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
civic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

civic: valid Words With Friends Word