civilian
IPA: sʌvˈɪɫjʌn
noun
- A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
- (informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
- One skilled in civil law.
- A student of civil law at a university or college.
adjective
- Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.
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Examples of "civilian" in Sentences
- Five civilians died in the crossfire.
- Tularemia was tested on the civilians.
- The civilians left the city in masses.
- He was the only civilian member of the junta.
- The majority of the casualties were civilians.
- The National cockade is used mainly by civilians.
- Meanwhile, the civilians are at the mercy of the group of women.
- It was the targetting of civilians for the purpose of intimidation.
- They clearly inflicted terror in the harts of the civilian population.
- The fact that the attack was intended to instill fear in a civilian population.
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