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civic

Pronunciation:  'sivik

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"
  2. [adj]  of or relating or belonging to a city; "civic center"; "civic problems"
 
 Synonyms: civil
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Civ"ic\, a. [L.civicus, fr. civis citizen. See {City}.]
Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to
man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.

{Civic crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a crown or garland of oak leaves
   and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life
   of a citizen in battle.

 
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