civil defense

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civil defense

noun civil defence

  1. uncountable Efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack.

    Similar: civil protection

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noun efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack

Españoldefensa civil, protección civil
한국어민방위 minbang'wi, 민간방위 min'ganbang'wi
日本語民間防衛 minkan bōei, 民防 minbō
中文民事防護 /民事防护 mínshì fánghù, 民防 mínfáng
हिन्दीनागरिक रक्षा nāgrik rakṣā
Portuguêsdefesa civil, proteção civil
Françaissécurité civile, protection civile, défense civile
DeutschZivilschutz, Bevölkerungsschutz, Zivilverteidigung
Italianodifesa civile, protezione civile
Ελληνικάπολιτική άμυνα politikí ámyna
Românăapărare civilă, securitate civilă, protecție civilă
Русскийгражда́нская оборо́на graždánskaja oboróna
Tiếng Việtphòng thủ dân sự
العربيةدِفَاع مَدَنِيّ difāʕ madaniyy, حِمَايَة مَدَنِيَّة ḥimāya madaniyya, وِقَايَة مَدَنِيَّة wiqāya madaniyya
עבריתהֲגָנָה אֶזְרָחִית haganá ezrakhít

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@misc{civil_defense_2026,
  title = {civil defense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/civil%20defense},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}