adj · name · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsɪvɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪvɪk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
civic duty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A central business district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
civil rights
civil liberty
civic duties
civic pride
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: civil
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating or belonging to a city
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
civic center
civic problems
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cīvicus (“pertaining to a city or citizens”).
Refers to the area's status as the civic centre.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
граждански
(graždanski)
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Catalan:
cívic
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Czech:
městský
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Czech:
občanský
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Dutch:
stedelijk
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Finnish:
kaupunkilais-
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Finnish:
asukas-
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Finnish:
kansalais-
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
French:
civique
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
German:
bürgerlich
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Hindi:
नगरीय
(nagrīya)
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Hungarian:
polgári
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Interlingua:
civic
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Italian:
civico
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Japanese:
市民の
(shimin-no)
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Latin:
civilis
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Latvian:
pilsonisks
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Māori:
raraupori
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Persian:
مدنی
(madani)
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Portuguese:
cívico
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Romagnol:
cìvic
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Russian:
гражда́нский
(graždánskij)
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Russian:
городской
(gorodskoj)
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Scottish Gaelic:
catharra
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Slovak:
občiansky
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Slovak:
mestský
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Spanish:
cívico
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Swedish:
borgerlig
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Turkish:
halk
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Volapük:
zifik
— Having to do with a city or the people who live there
Belarusian:
грамадзя́нскі
(hramadzjánski)
— Of or relating to the citizen
Czech:
občanský
— Of or relating to the citizen
French:
citoyen
— Of or relating to the citizen
German:
bürgerlich
— Of or relating to the citizen
Hungarian:
polgári
— Of or relating to the citizen
Māori:
raraupori
— Of or relating to the citizen
Polish:
obywatelski
— Of or relating to the citizen
Russian:
гражда́нский
(graždánskij)
— Of or relating to the citizen
Swedish:
medborgerlig
— Of or relating to the citizen
Ukrainian:
громадя́нський
(hromadjánsʹkyj)
— Of or relating to the citizen
