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Civilians

Meanings and phrases

civilians were killed

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Thousands of the evacuating civilians were killed.
  • At least 200 civilians were killed during the bombings.
  • Three civilians were killed and 15 wounded.

against civilians

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E.g.
  • Heavy resistance led to immense German reprisals against civilians.
  • Cassese along with other police was against civilians within the CCRB.
  • Throughout 2017, there were no reports of ADF using violence against civilians.

soldiers and civilians

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Chinese soldiers and civilians fled the city in panic.
  • The participants consisted of both soldiers and civilians.
  • Over a thousand people, soldiers and civilians, were saved.

innocent civilians

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E.g.
  • It also killed a great many innocent civilians.
  • The victims buried in these mass graves included government officials, innocent civilians, women and children.
  • Former President Musharraf expressed solidarity with Algeria, condemned this attack and condoled the deaths of innocent civilians.

civilians killed

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The exact number of Filipino civilians killed by US troops will never be known.
  • Total recorded casualties amount to 24 civilians killed outside Athens Polytechnic campus.
  • In total out of around 200 civilians killed by the IRA as informers, 82 were ex-servicemen.

civilians during

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Government forces killed more than 75,000 civilians during the war 1980–1992.
  • The fleet transported a total of 250,000 soldiers and civilians during the evacuation.

number of civilians

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • There is no estimate on the number of civilians that died.
  • A number of civilians were also being held, most for robbery.
  • The bombardment killed and injured an unknown number of civilians.

many civilians

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E.g.
  • These attacks aimed at spreading terror, and killed many civilians.
  • He said that airstrike had occurred on the Madrassa and had killed many civilians and children.
  • If Godzilla is on land, he will go on a rampage and it will show how many civilians were killed.

thousands of civilians

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Consequently thousands of civilians in the region become refugees.
  • The march and demonstration resulted in the arrests of thousands of civilians, who remained in prison for months.
  • On the morning of July 16, 2003, the Clan detonates atom bombs in Washington, DC, killing the President and thousands of civilians.

unarmed civilians

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Ismail Khan reportedly used cluster bombs, killing 220–250 unarmed civilians.
  • The Shining Path targeted unarmed civilians as part of their strategy to devastate communities as a whole.
  • US and Somali commandoes reportedly killed 10 unarmed civilians including three children and a woman during a raid.
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