Civilians

/sɪˈvɪl.jənz/

Synonyms for "civilians" (10 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
general populationlaypeoplemundanes

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
noncombatantsordinary peopleprivate citizenspublicthe public

Related word relations

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2 entries
city residentsrural residents

Collocations

6 entries
city residentscivilian lifecivilian populationgeneral publicprivate citizensrural residents

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The attacks of September 11th, 2001 and the continued efforts of these extremists to engage in violence against civilians has led some in my country to view Islam as inevitably hostile not only to America and Western countries, but also to human rights.

Source: tatoeba (376857)

Some civilians were killed.

Source: tatoeba (804374)

Four soldiers and twelve civilians were killed.

Source: tatoeba (804395)

Huge numbers of soldiers and civilians were killed.

Source: tatoeba (804399)

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