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civillian

civillian is the misspelling of civilian.

Meaning of civilian

Noun

civilian (plural civilians)

  1. A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
    • An army never can be commanded or controlled by civilians.1858, Prince George, letter to Sir Colin Campbell
  2. (informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.
    • I have this vision one day that I'll walk amongst you a regular civilian.2013, Eminem, “The Monster”, in The Marshall Mathers LP 2
  3. One skilled in civil law.
    • Ancient civilians and writers upon government.1724, Jonathan Swift, “Drapier's Letters”, in 4
  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 more1788, Richard Graves, Recollection of Some Particulars in the Life of the Late William Shenstone
  5. (slang) A person not affiliated with a gang.
  6. (Indian-English) An employee of the civil service.

See all 7 meanings of civilian

Questions about civillian

What is civillian the misspelling of?
Civillian is the misspelling of civilian.

Words near civillian in the dictionary

  1. civilizes
  2. civilizing
  3. civill
  4. civiller
  5. civillest
  6. civillian
  7. civillity
  8. civilly
  9. civilly dead
  10. civilly disobedient
  11. civilness

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