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ci·vil·ian /sɪˈvɪlyən/ Show Spelled[si-vil-yuhn] Show IPA
-noun1.a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
2.Informal. anyone 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.
3.a person versed in or studying Roman or civil law.
-adjective4.of, pertaining to, formed by, or administered by civilians.
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Origin:
1350-1400; ME: student of civil law < OF civilien(adj.); see civil, -ian
-Related formsan·ti·ci·vil·ian, adjective
non·ci·vil·ian, noun
pro·ci·vil·ian, adjective
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