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civilian

(sɪvɪliən)
Word forms: plural civilians
1. countable noun
In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
In a military situation, civilian is used to describe people or things that are not military.
...the country's civilian population.
...civilian casualties.
...a soldier in civilian clothes.

civilian in British English

(sɪˈvɪljən)
noun
a. 
a person whose primary occupation is civil or nonmilitary
b. 
(as modifier)
civilian life
Word origin
C14 (originally: a practitioner of civil law): from civile (from the Latin phrase jūs cīvīle civil law) + -ian

civilian in American English

(səˈvɪljən)
noun
1. 
any person not an active member of the armed forces or of an official force having police power
2.  Archaic
a specialist in civil or Roman law
adjective
3. 
of or for civilians; nonmilitary
Word origin
ME < OFr civilien < L civilis, civil

Examples of 'civilian' in a sentence
civilian

The civilian population continues to suffer the effects of the fighting.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many have mental health problems and are unable to adjust to civilian life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Watch out for those innocent civilians.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
US military and civilian networks are probed thousands of times and scanned millions of times daily.
Computing (2010)
In the same year he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the country 's highest civilian honour.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So the simple question is:'Are we willing to risk killing innocent civilians if it means winning the war?
The Sun (2016)
A monitoring group reported that 450 civilians died in the past two weeks in Aleppo and its surrounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Where would you get to do those things in civilian life and get paid to do them?
The Sun (2015)
They are attacking civilian people without any reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Dozens of civilians died in the blast he triggered at a jail this year.
The Sun (2014)
Now that elemental bond between soldier and civilian is under chronic strain.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They were deployed to protect civilians from marauding paramilitary forces on both sides of the sectarian divide.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Two civilian police staff members face similar allegations.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The voracious military stunted the civilian economy by eating up too many resources.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Soldiers and armed civilians were running around.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The protection officer was dressed in civilian clothes.
Geraghty, Tony The Bullet Catchers (1989)
It was tremendous preparation for civilian life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
German soldiers and civilians were trying to find their way home.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
The initial evacuation was part of a wider campaign to mobilise the military and civilians.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The results of such raids were to cause heavy casualties to civilian populations and widespread destruction.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
Service dress is worn by the military for outside engagements when civilian members of the household are in lounge suits.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)
Two civilians died in the crossfire.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
civilian

British English: civilian /sɪˈvɪljən/ ADJECTIVE
In a military situation, civilian is used to describe people or things that are not military.
...the country's civilian population.
  • American English: civilian
  • Arabic: مَدَنِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: civil
  • Chinese: 民间的
  • Croatian: civilni
  • Czech: civilní
  • Danish: civil
  • Dutch: burger-
  • European Spanish: civil
  • Finnish: siviili-
  • French: civil
  • German: zivil
  • Greek: πολίτης
  • Italian: civile
  • Japanese: 民間の
  • Korean: 민간의
  • Norwegian: sivil
  • Polish: cywilny
  • European Portuguese: civil
  • Romanian: civil
  • Russian: штатский
  • Latin American Spanish: civil
  • Swedish: civil
  • Thai: เกี่ยวกับพลเรือน
  • Turkish: sivil
  • Ukrainian: цивільний
  • Vietnamese: thuộc thường dân
British English: civilian /sɪˈvɪljən/ NOUN
A civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed.
  • American English: civilian
  • Arabic: مَدَنِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: civil
  • Chinese: 平民
  • Croatian: civil
  • Czech: civilista
  • Danish: civilist
  • Dutch: burger
  • European Spanish: civil
  • Finnish: siviili
  • French: civil
  • German: Zivilist
  • Greek: πολίτης
  • Italian: civile
  • Japanese: 民間人
  • Korean: 민간인
  • Norwegian: sivilperson
  • Polish: cywil
  • European Portuguese: civil
  • Romanian: civil
  • Russian: гражданское лицо
  • Latin American Spanish: civil
  • Swedish: civilperson
  • Thai: พลเรือน
  • Turkish: sivil
  • Ukrainian: цивільна особа
  • Vietnamese: thường dân

Chinese translation of 'civilian'

civilian

(sɪˈvɪlɪən)

n (c)

  1. 平民 (píngmín) (个(個), gè)

adj

  1. [population, casualties, life] 平民的 (píngmín de)
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