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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈvɪljən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪˈvɪljən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(si vil′yən)

ci•vil•ian /sɪˈvɪlyən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or firefighting organization:Thousands of civilians had been killed or injured in the war.

adj. [before a noun]

of or relating to civilians:civilian casualties.

ci•vil•ian (si vil′yən),USA pronunciation n.

a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
Informal Termsanyone regarded by members of a profession, interest group, society, etc., as not belonging;
nonprofessional;
outsider:We need a producer to run the movie studio, not some civilian from the business world.
a person versed in or studying Roman or civil law.

adj.

of, pertaining to, formed by, or administered by civilians.

Old French civilien (adjective, adjectival); see civil, -ian
Middle English: student of civil law 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

civilian /sɪˈvɪljən/ n

- a person whose primary occupation is civil or nonmilitary
- (as modifier): civilian life

Etymology: 14th Century (originally: a practitioner of civil law): from civile (from the Latin phrase jūs cīvīle civil law) + -ian

'civilian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: nonmilitary, unmilitary, nonmilitant, noncombat, noncombatant, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "civilian" in the title:

a “civilian on civilian” confrontation
a small UN civilian presence
a trust of <civilian authority>
and/or other civilian structures
army civilian leader
CCC [Civilian Conservation Corps]
civilian bosses
Civilian dress
civilian leadership
ease their transition into civilian life
Federal Civilian Pay
How long do you get to be a civilian? A couple weeks, until after the inquiry and see what happens.
I left the civilian life behind to come here to fight for my country
in civilian clothes
It's good to see you in them civilian clothes.
its civilian oversight
rugged or civilian clothes
single-handedly, in a civilian sense, the guy
soldiers in civilian
where the civilian terminal was

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