Related Searches
Nearby Words
US Military Record Search www.recordsbase.com/Military-Records Search Military Records For Free! Find Any Military Record Instantly.
Government www.local.com/ Check Out Local.com To Find Government In Your Area!
Thesaurus.com Free Toolbar Dictionary.com Look Up Civilian Instantly. Faster Page Loads With Fewer Ads.
Ads
| Main Entry: |
civilian
 [si-vil-yuhn] 
|
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonmilitary |
| Synonyms: | noncombatant, noncombative, nonmilitant, not in armed forces, pacificist, private, unhostile |
| Antonyms: | military |
| Main Entry: | citizen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person native of country |
| Synonyms: | John/Jane Q. Public, aborigine, burgess, burgher, civilian, commoner, cosmopolite, denizen, dweller, freeman/woman, householder, inhabitant, member of body politic, member of community, national, native, naturalized person, occupant, resident, settler, subject, taxpayer, townsperson, urbanite, villager, voter |
| Notes: | a denizen is someone who inhabits a particular place while a citizen is a native or naturalized member of a state, city, town, or other political community |
| Antonyms: | alien, foreigner, immigrant |
| Main Entry: | civil |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | civic, community |
| Synonyms: | civilian, domestic, governmental, home, interior, local, municipal, national, political, public |
Example Sentences
- There, he promised survivors to look for new ways to keep civilian casualties to a minimum.
- Government investments specifically for civilian use are pretty sorry as far as returns.
- Their civilian power programs were excellent cover for weapons development.
| Main Entry: | commoner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plebeian |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, bourgeoisie, citizen, civilian, peasant |
| Main Entry: | pleb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commonalty |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, bourgeoisie, citizen, civilian, common, commonality, commoner, crowd, hoi polloi, mass, mob, peasant, plebeian, populace, public, ruck, third estate |
| Main Entry: | ruck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commonalty |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, bourgeoisie, citizen, civilian, common, commonality, commoner, crowd, hoi polloi, mass, mob, peasant, pleb, plebeian, populace, public, third estate |
| Main Entry: | third estate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commonalty |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, bourgeoisie, citizen, civilian, common, commonality, commoner, crowd, hoi polloi, mass, mob, peasant, pleb, plebeian, populace, public, ruck |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
