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Meaning of "civies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIVIES

civies  [ˈsɪvɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIVIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Civies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIVIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mufti (dress)

Mufti, or civies/civvies, refers to plain or ordinary clothes, especially when worn by one who normally wears, or has long worn, a military or other uniform.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIVIES


anchovies
ˈæntʃəvɪz
bivvies
ˈbɪvɪz
civvies
ˈsɪvɪz
gravies
ˈɡreɪvɪz
heavies
ˈhevɪz
skivvies
ˈskɪvɪz
stovies
ˈstovɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIVIES

civic
civic centre
civic hall
civic society
Civic Trust
civic university
civically
civicism
civics
civil
Civil Aviation Authority
civil day
civil death
civil defence
civil disobedience
civil engineer
civil engineering
civil law
civil liberty
civil list

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIVIES

bevies
bevvies
cavies
chevies
chivies
chivvies
Davies
divvies
envies
ingluvies
ivies
levies
luvvies
navies
navvies
privies
savvies
tantivies
the heavies
vies

Synonyms and antonyms of civies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «civies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIVIES

Find out the translation of civies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of civies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «civies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

civies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

civies
570 millions of speakers

English

civies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

civies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

civies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

civies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

civies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসামরিক পোশাকপরিচ্ছদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

civies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Civies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zivil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

civies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

civies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Civies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

civies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

civies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागरिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sivillerin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

civies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

civies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

civies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

civies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

civies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burger klere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

civies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

civies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of civies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIES»

The term «civies» is normally little used and occupies the 125.671 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «civies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «civies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about civies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIVIES»

Discover the use of civies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to civies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Life as an M.P.: A hilarious look at life as a US Army ...
Among the civies that I kept and eventually sent to QM Laundry, was a black, high button-down collar, polished cotton shirt that was one of my snazziest articles of dress. But those were the days! I was sure was quite the man back then!
Thomas E. Oblinger, 2009
2
One Soldier's Memories
CHAPTER. 2. From. "Civies". to. Khakis. During childhood, any thought about my ever fighting in a war never crossed my mind. Me? In and war? You gotta be kiddin! I had selected Purdue University, but, it being a land-grant school, two years ...
Harold F. Kratch, 2006
3
Confusion
I stored Sarah's clothes in the locker and some male civies for when I wanted to be out on the town. Civies are civilian clothes. I did keep two sets of male civies on ship for when I was allowed open liberty in other ports. Open liberties was ...
J. Sarah Duflo, 2011
4
The Outpouring: The Sent Ones
“Well, I will need you to take my female soldiers to get 'Civies and a make over.” “ Do you want me to take them now or tomorrow morning?” “Tomorrow around 1400hrs, if that is possible.” “Yes sir, I will make it happen. Welcome back General ...
Shante F. Green, 2011
5
Lethal Wind
“It's risky dealin' with your sorta trouble.” He turned toward the windows again. “ When you look out at those lights, what do you see?” “I don't follow.” “I see civies, man. Just civies. Like a war. It's me and my pards against those civies out there.
Bob McElwain, 2005
6
Through My Viewfinder
CHAPTER. THREE. Back. in. Civies. I arrived back in San Francisco with not much on my mind so I took two-weeks ....home leave - before going to New York for my discharge. While in Vancouver I met and dated a young lady by the name of ...
Willem Bakhuys Roozeboom, 2011
7
From Burma with Love: Fifteen Months of Daily Letters ...
Steve is now in “civies.” He bought 3 suits & some sport jackets & slacks. When he went to school in civies, he got whistled at by the boys. He is the only civilian at Cal. Tech besides the teachers. Well, my darling boy, take good care of yourself ...
Stephen W. Reiss, 2011
8
Policing Citizens: Police, Power and the State
In their own eyes, the police are the cognoscenti, whereas the remainder of the population are “know nothings” and naïve “civies” who cannot possibly understand the world and, therefore, cannot legitimately evaluate the contribution of the ...
P.A.J. Waddington, 2002
9
Montgomery in the Good War: Portrait of a Southern City, ...
When he changed into civies, he wore the emblem as a lapel button. Most new veterans did not wear the symbol, which was irreverently called the “Ruptured Duck,” for long. Helen Lee Wiley, a former WAC, wore the symbol and was one of  ...
Wesley Phillips Newton, 2010
10
Catholicity Ain't What It Used to Be
If you want to provoke an OFO (occupy front office) movement at St. Andrew's, try taking away a civies day. Kids may forget their homework or permission slips that need a parent's signature, but they don't forget civies days. How could they ...
Danny Brock, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIVIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term civies is used in the context of the following news items.
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This Marine nails what it's like to get out of the military
Grow your hair, beard and just slum it like the civies for a while. Of course at some point, that wears off too, and you feel disgusted with yourself ... «We Are The Mighty, Jul 15»
2
JJ Delaney is just your typical GAA man - he just happens to have …
The last 15 years, we were togging out but now you're going in your civies and watching the match. It will be interesting. The lads were saying ... «SportsJOE, Jun 15»
3
Thousands celebrate VE Day at Metheringham Airfield
... up in 1940s civies and military uniforms over the bank holiday weekend on Sunday, May 3, and Monday, May 4, ahead of VE Day on Friday, ... «Sleaford Target, May 15»
4
More Ships, More Missiles, Less Waiting: Rep. Forbes Talks 2016 …
Even if say russia strikes a counter value target in the US. hundreds of civies killed. then what. You think that the people of the US will take that ... «Breaking Defense, Apr 15»
5
Rogers Centre turf forcing player adjustments
The new turf became a storyline the second that Blue Jays home-opening starter R.A. Dickey walked out in his civies a little more than three ... «Sportsnet.ca, Apr 15»
6
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's recipe for Pakistan's survival
To really understand where Pakistan stands today, one would like our leaders of all sorts — be they in civies or jackbooted – to read Zulfikar Ali ... «Daily Times, Apr 15»
7
Social Network Analysis Reveals Full Scale of Kremlin's Twitter Bot …
Russians call these efforts to DEFEND Ukraine soverignity "karateĺe" to imply it's about punishing civies instead, but thats false and lie. «Global Voices Online, Apr 15»
8
Why an Independent Florida Corrections Commission Is a Bad Idea
Having trained law enforcement officers seeking sworn testimony is one thing; having a bunch of civies doing it is just going to put officers' and ... «Sunshine State News, Mar 15»
9
The Dodge Charger: Intimidation to burn
Civies like them, too. “My only issue with this car is people slow down in the city,” reports the owner of an all-black Charger online. “They move ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
10
IU sports chat: James Blackmon Jr., Coach Crean and Fred Glass
... out on the court to hobnob with folks after showering and dressing in their civies probably necessarily going to be on the menu that evening. «The Herald-Times, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Civies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/civies>. Apr 2024 ».
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