Grade 6
(ci-vil-ian) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. a person not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force
adjective. performed by persons who are not active military

Example Sentence

The civilian backed the army. OR The soldier was ready for civilian life.

Synonyms

citizen; nonmilitant; commoner; pacificist

Antonyms

military man; serviceman

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Rhymes

  • billion
  • dillion
  • filion
  • fillion
  • jillian
  • jillion
  • killian
  • killion
  • lilian
  • million
  • pillion
  • quillian
  • stillion
  • trillion
  • zillion

  • brazilian
  • castrillon
  • civilian
  • mcmillian
  • mcmillion
  • octillion
  • pavilion
  • pavillion
  • vaudevillian
  • vermilion
  • vermillion

  • multibillion
  • multimillion