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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: civicus, from civis 'citizen'

civic

 adjective
     
civ‧ic [only before noun]
1 relating to a town or city:
Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders.
2 relating to the people who live in a town or city:
It is your civic duty to vote in the local elections.
civic pride (=people's pride in their own city)
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