Dictionary

militia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈlɪʃə/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR.

Meanings

1. An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
   • He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 387:
2. Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).

Forms

Deriveds

militiaman · militiaperson · militialike · antimilitia · militiawoman

Synonyms

militsia

Translations (58)

hi नागरिक सेना (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ar مِيلِيشْيَا (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · sh mìlīcija (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · eo milicio (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · pl milicja (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · it milizia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · hu nemzetőrség (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · da milits (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · cmn 民團 /民团 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · et miilits (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ar جَمَاعَة مُسَلَّحَة (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · pt milícia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ru наро́дное ополче́ние (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · sw mwanamgambo (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · hu polgárőrség (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · de Miliz (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · arz ميليشيا (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · nl militie (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · cs milice (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · vi dân quân (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · cmn 民兵 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · fr milice (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · es milicia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · mi kura takai puni (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · nrf milice (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · cmn 國民軍 /国民军 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · xal милиц (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · de Reserve (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ru мили́ция (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ko 민병 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · eu milizia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ms militia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · fa میلیشیا (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · fa میلیس (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ar تَنْظِيم مُسَلَّح (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ja 民兵 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · vo sifanakomipanef (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ca milícia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · id milisi (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · bg мили́ция (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · sv milis (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · mi kura takahi puni (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · hu milícia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ko 시민군 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · vi dân binh (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · sl milica (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · mk мили́ција (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · sk milícia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · sh мѝлӣција (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · fi miliisi (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · de Landwehr (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · hni miqbil (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · de Volksheer (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · uk мілі́ція (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · be мілі́цыя (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · lt milicija (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · ro miliție (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) · cmn 義勇軍 /义勇军 (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need)