Civilian

A person who is not in the military or the police.

Word Structure

ə = about, suppose; i = him, will

8 Letters

3 Syllables: ci-VIL-ian

Stressed Syllable: 2

2 Morphemes: civil • ian

8 Phonemes

Vowels: ə; i

List: Vocabulary

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Sentence Examples

Civilians had to join the army.

Civilians abhor war.

They doff civilian clothes when off.

Rime Friends

christian

pre-columbian

historian

Onset + Vowel Friends

citizen

citruss

city

Stress Friends

reptilian

Morphological Relatives

civil

civilization

civilize

Semantic Relatives

casualty

military

terrorism

Textbook

Explore World History Chapter 12 by Attainment