civic

Everyday

1. To do with a town or city and its official life, like a civic centre or civic building. tree →
2. To do with being a citizen and the duties of people in a community, like voting or helping. tree →

In the lessons

Used in citizenship lessons (civic duty, civic pride) and in town life (civic centre, civic leaders). It tells the reader something belongs to or serves the community. Phrases: civic duty, civic pride, civic centre, civic leaders, civics (a school subject).

Examples

• Voting is a civic duty. tree →
• The concert is in the civic centre. tree →
• The town showed great civic pride after the cleanup. tree →
• Picking up litter is a small civic act. tree →
• The mayor and other civic leaders opened the park. tree →
• In civics class we learned how laws are made. tree →
• The museum is a civic building, owned by the town. tree →

Note

Goes before a noun. "Civics" is the study of citizenship (a school subject, mainly US). Related: city, citizen, civil. Not the same as civil (polite; or not military).