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A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.

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civilian

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Source Word

civilian

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sɪˈvɪljən/

informal

Japanese Meaning

民間人：軍隊などの武装勢力に属さず、一般の生活を営む人。 / 非軍事関係者：戦闘職や軍事活動に従事していない市民。

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A civilian volunteered to deliver supplies to families stranded by the flood.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

洪水で孤立した家族に物資を届けることを志願したのは民間人だった。

Sense（1）

An army never can be commanded or controlled by civilians.

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Sense（2）

(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.

I have this vision one day that I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian.

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Sense（3）

One skilled in civil law.

Ancient civilians and writers upon government.

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Sense（4）

A student of civil law at a university or college.

although he kept his name in the college books, and changed his commoner gown to that of a civilian, yet he had now, I believe, no thoughts of proceeding to any degree; and seldom resided in college any more

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

civilians

（ plural ）

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