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civilian
[ si-vil-yuhn ]
noun
- a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
- Informal. anyone regarded by members of a profession, interest group, society, etc., as not belonging; nonprofessional; outsider:
We need a producer to run the movie studio, not some civilian from the business world.
- a person versed in or studying Roman or civil law.
adjective
- of, pertaining to, formed by, or administered by civilians.
civilian
/ ²õɪˈ±¹Éª±ôÂáÉ™²Ô /
noun
- a person whose primary occupation is civil or nonmilitary
- ( as modifier )
civilian life
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ²Ô´Ç²Ôc¾±Â·±¹¾±±ôi²¹²Ô noun
- ±è°ù´Çc¾±Â·±¹¾±±ôi²¹²Ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of civilian1
Example Sentences
"All crews are civilian. We don't belong to any militant group. Our main duty is to offer ambulance services and save people's lives. No more, no less," he said.
His son Alfried and 11 other corporate directors faced charges in a later trial for participating in “the murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, and use for slave labor of civilians.â€
Israel has once again moved into Gaza and escalated a bombing campaign that is generating reports of widespread civilian casualties.
Earlier this week, the local government in the southern city of Deraa said nine civilians were killed in an Israeli bombardment, during the deepest incursion there yet by Israeli forces.
It added that numerous steps had been taken to mitigate harm to civilians.
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