civil defense
English
Alternative forms
civil defence
Noun
civil
defense
(
uncountable
)
Efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack.
Synonyms
civil protection
Translations
efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack
Arabic:
دفاع مدني
m
(
dafa madany
)
Chinese:
Mandarin:
民事防護
/
民事防护
(
mínshì fánghù
)
,
民防
(
mínfáng
)
Finnish:
väestönsuojelu
Hindi:
नागरिक रक्षा
f
(
nāgrik rakṣā
)
Indonesian:
pertahanan sipil
Italian:
difesa civile
f
Japanese:
民間防衛
(
minkan bōei
)
Malay:
pertahanan awam
Russian:
гражда́нская оборо́на
(ru)
f
(
graždánskaja oboróna
)
Spanish:
defensa civil
f