/sɪˈvɪliən/
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Translation
A person who is not in the army, navy, air force or police.
Word origin
From Latin civilis, meaning of a citizen, from civis, citizen.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- civis
- English cognates
- city, civil
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcivilians
Examples
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A civilian is an ordinary person who is not a soldier.
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Civilian life means normal life outside the army.
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News reports often count soldiers and civilians separately.
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