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Meanings of civies in English

Catalan
vestit de paisà
Spanish
ropa civil

Civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform.

        vestit de paisà
        Synonyms
        Examples for "civvies"
        Examples for "civvies"
        1
        We should at least ask the civvies if they want to leave.
        Anvil Gate
        2
        Dom wasn't sure that civvies under pressure could actually make that decision.
        Coalition's End
        3
        He thought of the civvies expecting military protection and not getting it.
        Jacinto's Remnant
        4
        So far, none of those things have attacked our people or civvies.
        Shades of gray
        5
        Makes it harder to get civvies to listen to you next time.
        Anvil Gate
        Usage of civies in English
        1
        Even though I am in civies, everybody in the department knows who I am by now.
        The smoke room: a novel of suspense
        2
        Then they felt foolish for saluting in "civies."
        Lost in the Air
        3
        Next morning the Babe dug up an old suit of 1914 "civies" and put them on.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917
        4
        We're dealing with the military people and with the town's people, and were dealing with the two romantic leads of the civies.
        George A. Romero: Interviews
        5
        I heard some of our soldiers saying in wonder to each other, "did you see those civies going along the road just now?"
        With British Guns in Italy: A Tribute to Italian Achievement
        6
        "Gee, those are about the first real civies I've seen since I came overseas," said Judkins.
        Three Soldiers
        Translations for civies
        Spanish
        ropa civil
        Civies through the time