Civic vs National - What's the difference?
civic | national | Related terms |
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
Of or having to do with a nation.
(by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).
A subject of a nation.
(usually, in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
As adjectives the difference between civic and national
is that civic is of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil while national is of or having to do with a nation.As a noun national is
a subject of a nation.civic
English
(wikipedia civic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Thousands of people came to the Civic''' Center to show off their '''civic pride.
- civic duty
Derived terms
* civic centre * civics * civic-mindednational
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
Usage notes
See nation'' for notes regarding the usage of ''national to refer to the UK and its member states.Derived terms
* international * nationally * nationalisticNoun
(en noun)- The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
- After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals .