Definition
people not in the armed services or police force; non-military personnel
Etymology
From civil + -ian suffix, from Latin civilis 'relating to citizens'
Kelly Says
The word reminds us that in a healthy society, the military serves the civilians, not the other way around!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ከተማዊያን
ketemawiyan
ARالعربية
مدنيون
madani-yoon
CSČeština
civilisté
tsee-vee-lee-steh
DEDeutsch
Zivilisten
tsee-vee-lee-sten
ELΕλληνικά
πολίτες
poh-lee-tehs
ESEspañol
civiles
thee-vee-lehs
FISuomi
siviilit
see-vee-leet
FRFrançais
civils
see-vilz
HAHA
fararen hula
fah-rah-rehn hoo-lah
HEעברית
אזרחים
ez-rakh-eem
HUMagyar
polgáriak
pohl-gah-ree-ahk
IDBahasa Indonesia
sipil
see-peel
IGIG
ndị obodo
n-dee oh-boh-doh
ITItaliano
civili
chee-vee-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
awam
ah-wahm
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြများ
myo pyay myah
NLNederlands
burgers
boor-ghers
NONorsk
sivile
see-vee-leh
PLPolski
cywilni
tsee-vil-nee
PTPortuguês
civis
thee-vees
RORomână
civili
chee-vee-lee
RUРусский
граждане
grahzh-dah-neh
SVSvenska
civila
see-vee-lah
SWKiswahili
raia
rah-ee-ah
TAதமிழ்
குடிமக்கள்
kutimakkal
TLTL
mga sibik
mahngah see-bick
TRTürkçe
siviller
see-vee-lehr
UKУкраїнська
цивільні
tsee-veel-nee
VITiếng Việt
dân sự
dahn soo
YOYO
àwọn ìlú
ah-wohn ee-loo
ZUZU
abendlawo
ah-ben-dlah-woh