English-Dutch translations for civilian

• burger
  Kinderen, vrouwen, onschuldige burgers. Children, women, innocent civilians.
  Somalië: banalisering van de moorden op burgers Somalia: routine killing of civilians
  Ik heb aanvallen op burgers niet verdedigd. I did not defend attacks on civilians.
• burger-
• burgerlijk
  Millenniumbug: burgerlijke en militaire nucleaire sector Millennium Bug: military, civilian and nuclear sectors
  Wij wensen het leger niet bij de burgerlijke EU te betrekken. We do not want armed forces mixed up in the civilian EU.
  De verkiezingen van 2008 herstelden de democratie en het burgerlijk bestuur. The 2008 elections re-established democracy and civilian rule.

Definition of civilian

• A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces
• A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity
• One skilled in civil law
• A student of civil law at a university or college
• Not related to the military, police or other professions

Examples

• Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle
• The bathroom was for employees only, so no civilians were allowed to use it
• The three detainees were actually army defectors wearing civilian clothing
• He worked as a civilian journalist for ten years before being employed by the public broadcaster

Related words

• civilization
• civilized
• civilize
• civilise
• civilisation
• civilised
• civilising
• civilizing
• overcivilized