/ ˈsɪvɪk; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
officially connected with a town or city :
civic buildings / leaders
2.
connected with the people who live in a town or city :
a sense of civic pride (= pride that people feel for their town or city)
civic duties / responsibilities
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French civique or Latin civicus , from civis citizen. The original use was in civic garland , crown , etc., translating Latin corona civica , denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life.