Meanings
civic1
comparative more civic · superlative most civic
- Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.
- Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
civic duty
Civic2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
civic · adjective
- Latincīvicus“pertaining to a city or citizens”
- Englishcivic
Borrowed from Latin cīvicus (“pertaining to a city or citizens”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Civic · proper noun
Refers to the area's status as the civic centre.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian граждански
- граждански (graždanski)Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Catalan cívic
- cívicHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Czech městský, občanský
- městskýHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- občanskýHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- občanskýOf or relating to the citizen
Dutch stedelijk
- stedelijkHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Finnish kaupunkilais-, asukas-
- kaupunkilais-Having to do with a city or the people who live there
- asukas-Having to do with a city or the people who live there
- kansalais-Having to do with a city or the people who live there
French civique, citoyen
- civiqueHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- citoyenOf or relating to the citizen
German bürgerlich, bürgerlich
- bürgerlichHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- bürgerlichOf or relating to the citizen
Hindi नगरीय
- नगरीय (nagrīya)Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Hungarian polgári, polgári
- polgáriHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- polgáriOf or relating to the citizen
Italian civico
- civicoHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Japanese 市民の
- 市民の (shimin-no)Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Latin civilis
- civilisHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Latvian pilsonisks
- pilsonisksHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Māori raraupori, raraupori
- rarauporiHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- rarauporiOf or relating to the citizen
Persian مدنی
- مدنی (madani)Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Polish obywatelski
- obywatelskiOf or relating to the citizen
Portuguese cívico
- cívicoHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Russian гражда́нский, городской
- гражда́нский (graždánskij)Having to do with a city or the people who live there
- городской (gorodskoj)Having to do with a city or the people who live there
- гражда́нский (graždánskij)Of or relating to the citizen
Scottish Gaelic catharra
- catharraHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Slovak občiansky, mestský
- občianskyHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- mestskýHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Spanish cívico
- cívicoHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Swedish borgerlig, medborgerlig
- borgerligHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
- medborgerligOf or relating to the citizen
Turkish halk
- halkHaving to do with a city or the people who live there
Ukrainian громадя́нський
- громадя́нський (hromadjánsʹkyj)Of or relating to the citizen
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with civic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
civic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civic
“civic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civic.
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