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# civilian

noun (a civilian, civilians); adjective (civilian)

«civilian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who is not in the army, navy, air force or police. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#m1)
2. (adjective) To do with ordinary people rather than soldiers: civilian clothes, civilian life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons on wars, civilians are the ordinary people (children, families) affected by fighting, bombing and evacuation. In stories a soldier returning to "civilian life" goes back to ordinary life. Phrases: civilian casualties, civilian clothes, return to civilian life.

### Examples

- Many civilians were evacuated from the cities during the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#x1)
- The soldier changed into civilian clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#x2)
- After the army, Grandad went back to civilian life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#x3)
- Rules of war say civilians must be protected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#x4)
- The police officer was off duty and dressed as a civilian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#x5)
- Civilian planes carry passengers, not weapons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/#x6)

### Note

Countable. It is the opposite of "military" or "soldier". Related to civil and citizen.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «civilian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«civilian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/civilian.html) on Mova free.