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civilian

/sɪˈvɪljən/

An illustration for civilian

noun1 of 2

ordinary person who is not in the army

  • “A number of soldiers were wearing civilian clothes.”Tatoeba
  • “The soldiers were shooting at the civilians.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

Not related to the military, police or other professions.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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