CIVILIAN


Meaning of CIVILIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈvil-yən also ]

-ˈvi-yən noun

Date: 14th century

1. : a specialist in Roman or modern civil law

2.

a. : one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force

b. : outsider 1

• civilian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.