ci·vil·ian

ci·vil·ian
/səˈvıljən/ noun, pl -ians [count]
: a person who is not a member of the military or of a police or firefighting force

The bomb injured 12 civilians.

civilian adj, always used before a noun

civilian casualties

She left the army and began a civilian career as an airplane mechanic for a commercial airline.


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  • ci|vil|ian — «suh VIHL yuhn», noun, adjective. –noun. 1. a person who is not a soldier or sailor or, sometimes, other government official. All men not in the armed forces are civilians. 2. an expert in or student of Roman law or civil law. 3. someone who is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ci|vil|ian|ize — «suh VIHL yuh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Military Use. to render civilian; make (a military body) civilian: »We will civilianize the whole fleet if necessary (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ian — ian·thine; ian·thin·i·dae; ian·thi·nite; isa·ian; ital·ian·ism; ital·ian·ist; ital·ian·i·ty; ital·ian·iza·tion; ital·ian·ize; ital·ian·iz·er; ital·ian·ly; james·ian; kal·a·poo·ian; kant·ian·ism; keats·ian; kleist·ian; kor·do·fan·ian;… …   English syllables

  • vil — bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bre·vil·o·quence; bre·vil·o·quent; bu·gin·vil·laea; cher·vil; ci·vil·ian·ism; ci·vil·ian·i·za·tion; ci·vil·ian·ize; ci·vil·i·té; ci·vil·i·ty; dee·vil; dee·vil·ick; de·vil·lite; dier·vil·la; er·vil; fa·vil·la;… …   English syllables

  • Ian Richardson — Nombre real Ian William Richardson Nacimiento 7 de abril de 1934 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ian Richardson — Infobox actor imagesize = caption = Ian Richardson as Sir Godber Evans in Porterhouse Blue birthname = Ian William Richardson birthdate = birth date|1934|4|7|df=y birthplace = Edinburgh, Scotland deathdate = Death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • civilian — ci·vil·ian …   English syllables

  • ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • civilianize — ci•vil•ian•ize [[t]sɪˈvɪl yəˌnaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing cvb to assign to civilians or place under civilian control • Etymology: 1865–70 ci•vil ian•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

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