civilian noun
Definition of civilian noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
In a military situation, civilian is used to describe people or things that are not military.
There are nine meanings listed in OED''s entry for the word civilian, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ''Meaning & use'' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
CIVILIAN meaning: a person who is not a member of the military or of a police or firefighting force
CIVILIAN definition: a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization. See examples of civilian used in a sentence.
The meaning of CIVILIAN is a specialist in Roman or modern civil law. How to use civilian in a sentence.
CIVILIAN meaning: 1. a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces: 2. an ordinary person who is. Learn more.
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