civilian

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• /sɪˈvɪl.jən/
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• [sɪˈvɪl.jn̩]
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From Middle English cyvylien, from Old French civilien. Equivalent to civil + -ian.

153 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Arabic: مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) — not related to the military armed forces
• Armenian: քաղաքացիական (kʻaġakʻacʻiakan) — not related to the military armed forces
• Belarusian: цыві́льны (cyvílʹny) — not related to the military armed forces
• Bulgarian: циви́лен (civílen) — not related to the military armed forces
• Bulgarian: гра́ждански (gráždanski) — not related to the military armed forces
• Burmese: အရပ် (a.rap) — not related to the military armed forces
• Catalan: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Czech: civilní — not related to the military armed forces
• Danish: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Dutch: burger- — not related to the military armed forces
• Dutch: civiel — not related to the military armed forces
• Estonian: tsiviil- — not related to the military armed forces
• Finnish: siviili- — not related to the military armed forces
• French: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Friulian: civîl — not related to the military armed forces
• Georgian: სამოქალაქო (samokalako) — not related to the military armed forces
• German: zivil — not related to the military armed forces
• Hebrew: אֶזְרָחִי (ezrakhí) — not related to the military armed forces
• Hindi: नागरिक (nāgrik) — not related to the military armed forces
• Hindi: सिविल (sivil) — not related to the military armed forces
• Hungarian: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Hungarian: polgári — not related to the military armed forces
• Icelandic: borgaralegur — not related to the military armed forces
• Italian: civile — not related to the military armed forces
• Japanese: 民間 (minkan no) — not related to the military armed forces
• Japanese: 市民の (shimin no) — not related to the military armed forces
• Kashmiri: سِوَل (sival) — not related to the military armed forces
• Kazakh: жай (jai) — not related to the military armed forces
• Khmer: ស៊ីវិល — not related to the military armed forces
• Korean: 민간의 (min'ganui) — not related to the military armed forces
• Latvian: civils — not related to the military armed forces
• Lithuanian: civilinis — not related to the military armed forces
• Macedonian: цивилен (civilen) — not related to the military armed forces
• Norwegian Bokmål: sivil — not related to the military armed forces
• Persian: مدنی (madani) — not related to the military armed forces
• Persian: غیرنظامی (ġeyrenezâmi) — not related to the military armed forces
• Polish: cywilny — not related to the military armed forces
• Portuguese: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Romanian: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Russian: гражда́нский (graždánskij) — not related to the military armed forces
• Russian: циви́льный (civílʹnyj) — not related to the military armed forces
• Russian: шта́тский (štátskij) — not related to the military armed forces
• Scottish Gaelic: sìobhalta — not related to the military armed forces
• Serbo-Croatian: цѝвӣлнӣ — not related to the military armed forces
• Serbo-Croatian: cìvīlnī — not related to the military armed forces
• Slovak: civilný — not related to the military armed forces
• Slovene: civilen — not related to the military armed forces
• Spanish: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Swedish: civil — not related to the military armed forces
• Tajik: ғайринизомӣ (ġayrinizomi) — not related to the military armed forces
• Tajik: ғайриҳарбӣ (ġayriharbi) — not related to the military armed forces
• Tajik: гражданӣ (graždani) — not related to the military armed forces
• Turkish: sivil — not related to the military armed forces
• Ukrainian: циві́льний (cyvílʹnyj) — not related to the military armed forces
• Ukrainian: шта́тський (štátsʹkyj) — not related to the military armed forces
• Albanian: civil — non-military person
• Arabic: مَدَنِيّ (madaniyy) — non-military person
• Arabic: مَدَنِيَّة (madaniyya) — non-military person
• Azerbaijani: dinc sakin — non-military person
• Belarusian: цыві́льны чалаве́к (cyvílʹny čalavjék) — non-military person
• Belarusian: цыві́льная асо́ба (cyvílʹnaja asóba) — non-military person
• Bulgarian: циви́лен (civílen) — non-military person
• Bulgarian: циви́лно лице́ (civílno licé) — non-military person
• Bulgarian: гражданско лице (gráždansko lice) — non-military person
• Bulgarian: мирен жител (miren žitel) — non-military person
• Bulgarian: мирна жителка (mirna žitelka) — non-military person
• Burmese: အရပ်သား (a.rapsa:) — non-military person
• Catalan: paisà — non-military person
• Chinese Cantonese: 平民 (ping4 man4) — non-military person
• Chinese Mandarin: 平民 (píngmín) — non-military person
• Czech: civilista — non-military person
• Czech: civilistka — non-military person
• Danish: civilist — non-military person
• Dutch: burger — non-military person
• Esperanto: civilulo — non-military person
• Estonian: tsivilist — non-military person
• Estonian: eraisik — non-military person
• Finnish: siviili — non-military person
• French: civil — non-military person
• French: civile — non-military person
• Georgian: სამოქალაქო პირი (samokalako ṗiri) — non-military person
• German: Zivilist — non-military person
• German: Zivilistin — non-military person
• German: Zivilperson — non-military person
• Greek: πολίτης (polítis) — non-military person
• Hebrew: אֶזְרָח (ezrákh) — non-military person
• Hebrew: אֶזְרָחִית (ezrakhít) — non-military person
• Hindi: नागरिक (nāgrik) — non-military person
• Hungarian: civil — non-military person
• Hungarian: civil személy — non-military person
• Hungarian: polgári személy — non-military person
• Irish: sibhialtach — non-military person
• Italian: civile — non-military person
• Japanese: 文民 (bunmin) — non-military person
• Japanese: 民間人 (minkanjin) — non-military person
• Kashmiri: سِوَل (sival) — non-military person
• Khmer: ជនស៊ីវិល (cŭən siivɨl) — non-military person
• Khmer: អយោធ (ʼaʼyoot) — non-military person
• Korean: 민간인 (min'ganin) — non-military person
• Lao: ພົນລະເຮືອນ (phon la hư̄an) — non-military person
• Lao: ພໍ່ເຮືອນ (phǭ hư̄an) — non-military person
• Latvian: civilists — non-military person
• Latvian: civiliste — non-military person
• Lithuanian: civilis — non-military person
• Lithuanian: civilisė — non-military person
• Macedonian: цивил (civil) — non-military person
• Malay: orang periman — non-military person
• Malay: orang awam — non-military person
• Mongolian: иргэн (irgen) — non-military person
• Norwegian Bokmål: sivilist — non-military person
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sivilist — non-military person
• Iranian Persian: غِیْرِنِظامی (ġeyrenezâmi) — non-military person
• Iranian Persian: شَخْصِ غِیْرِنِظامی (šaxs-e ġeyrenezâmi) — non-military person
• Polish: cywil — non-military person
• Portuguese: civil — non-military person
• Romanian: civil — non-military person
• Romanian: civilă — non-military person
• Russian: гражда́нское лицо́ (graždánskoje licó) — non-military person
• Russian: гражда́нский челове́к (graždánskij čelovék) — non-military person
• Russian: гражда́нский (graždánskij) — non-military person
• Russian: шта́тский (štátskij) — non-military person
• Russian: ми́рный жи́тель (mírnyj žítelʹ) — non-military person
• Russian: ми́рная жи́тельница (mírnaja žítelʹnica) — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: цѝвӣл — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: цивѝлист — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: цивѝлисткиња — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: цивилистица — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: грађанска особа — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: cìvīl — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: civìlist — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: civìlistkinja — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: civilistica — non-military person
• Serbo-Croatian: građanska osoba — non-military person
• Slovak: civilista — non-military person
• Slovak: civilistka — non-military person
• Slovene: civilist — non-military person
• Slovene: civilistka — non-military person
• Spanish: civil — non-military person
• Spanish: paisano — non-military person
• Swedish: civilist — non-military person
• Swedish: civil — non-military person
• Tajik: ғайринизомӣ (ġayrinizomi) — non-military person
• Tajik: шахси ғайринизомӣ (šaxs-i ġayrinizomi) — non-military person
• Tajik: шахси гражданӣ (šaxs-i graždani) — non-military person
• Thai: พลเรือน (pon-lá-rʉʉan) — non-military person
• Turkish: sivil — non-military person
• Ukrainian: циві́льна осо́ба (cyvílʹna osóba) — non-military person
• Ukrainian: циві́льна люди́на (cyvílʹna ljudýna) — non-military person
• Ukrainian: циві́льний (cyvílʹnyj) — non-military person
• Vietnamese: người thường — non-military person
• Vietnamese: thường dân — non-military person
• Vietnamese: dân thường — non-military person