Hypertext Webster Gateway: "civic"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Civic \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

civic
adj 1: of or relating or belonging to a city; "civic center";
"civic problems"
2: of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;
"civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic
pride" [syn: {civil}]


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