How to pronounce civic
American English pronunciation
SIV-ik
- IPA
- /ˈsɪvɪk/
- Syllables
- SIV · ik (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What civic means
Having to do with a town and the people who live in it
In a sentence: Cleaning up the park was a civic project for the whole neighborhood.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word civicus, meaning "having to do with a city or its citizens."
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