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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Civic \Civ"ic\, adjective [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) 2.0 [wn]:
civic
adjective
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "civic": absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, bureaucratic, burghal, chauvinist, citified, city, civil, common, communal, constitutional, cosmopolitan, democratic, despotic, dictatorial, diplomatic, downtown, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic, flag-waving, general, geopolitical, governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, international, interurban, jingoist, matriarchal, matriarchic, metropolitan, midtown, monarchal, monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, municipal, national, nationalistic, official, oligarchal, oligarchic, oppidan, overpatriotic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal, patriarchic, patriotic, pluralistic, politic, political, politico-commercial, politico-diplomatic, politico-economic, politico-geographical, politico-judicial, politico-military, politico-moral, politico-religious, politico-scientific, politico-social, politico-theological, public, public-spirited, republican, self-governing, social, societal, state, statesmanlike, suburban, suffragist, superpatriotic, supranational, theocratic, totalitarian, town, ultranationalist, uptown, urban, village
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CIVIC Cyclone Integrated Video Interfaces Controller (Apple)
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