The terms embodies a civic identity as opposed to one based upon race or ethnicity.

Still, like other aging industrial cities, Turin is seeking a new civic identity for a postindustrial future.

What it also has, though, is a civic identity dictated by the geology that defines so much of fault-riven California.

These shared values give all Americans a common civic identity.

But so is the deep dependence of New York's civic identity on open city streets.

Guilds competed to produce the best plays in each town and performances were often an expression of civic identity.

The critical time when young people are developing their civic identities is between the ages 15-22.

"They are thinking of their own civic identity, which is completely logical to me," he said.

The bodies that were elected last September lack a common civic identity.

This creates congestion and does little to foster a sense of civic identity.