pride
Asked why he bought the art collection for the city, he said, "I did it out of civic pride."
The museum has become a source of civic pride, a symbol of the city.
The team's success generated a swell of civic pride.
The regenerated city centre is evidence of the city's civic pride.
Having films made in the city brings jobs here and boosts civic pride.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
aerotropolis
anti-city
anti-urban
backwater
boom town
burgher
Cantabrigian
central city
civic
conurbation
garden city
multi-city
municipal
native place
non-municipal
open city
retirement community
small-town
smoke
urbanite
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