EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
civilian...
Collection (of money)...
Camera; picture...
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/si-BIL-yan/
FIL: Isang tao na hindi kasapi ng sandatahang lakas, pulisya, o iba pang unipormadong serbisyo.
EN: civilian
If you're not a soldier, a cop, or a firefighter, you're a 'sibilyan.' You're just a regular person living your life, probably stuck in traffic on EDSA. In action movies, you're the one the hero has to save from the burning building.
From Spanish 'civil' + '-ian'.
ROOT MEANING: civil
Used to distinguish non-uniformed personnel from uniformed personnel.
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🇵🇭 Maraming sibilyan ang naapektuhan ng labanan sa lugar na iyon.
🇺🇸 Many civilians were affected by the conflict in that area.
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