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- pronunciation:
- s
vIl
yn
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a person who is not serving in the military or the police.
In addition to military personnel, many civilians were killed during the bombings.- similar words:
- citizen, laic
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adjective |
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of or pertaining to civil life or to civilians; not of the military or police.
He needed time to get used to civilian life again after two years in the army.The civilian population will need to be evacuated from the area.- synonyms:
- civil
- antonyms:
- military
- similar words:
- civic, nonmilitary, public
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