Meaning

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

    Zivilschutz, Bevölkerungsschutz, Zivilverteidigung

    гражда́нская оборо́наgraždánskaja oboróna

    циві́льна оборо́наcyvílʹna oboróna, громадя́нська оборо́наhromadjánsʹka oboróna

More definitions
  • activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The head of Italy’s civil defense department, Andrea Borrelli, said authorities were surprised by how fast the virus has spread.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack:
Русский
By meaning 1
efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack:

Synonyms

1 synonyms
civil protection

See also

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