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paramilitary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾi/ (Wales)
(US) audio Mmmm
/ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾe/ (Scotland)
/-ˌtɾɪ/ (Scotland)
/-ˌtɾi/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English military English paramilitary From para- + military.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Relating to a paramilitary.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
para-military		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

paramilitarism · paramilitarist · antiparamilitary · paramilitarily

Translations (23)

gl paramilitar (relating to a paramilitary) · cs polovojenský (relating to a paramilitary) · cmn 准军事的 (relating to a paramilitary) · gv fo-hidooragh (relating to a paramilitary) · pt paramilitar (relating to a paramilitary) · fi puolisotilaallinen (relating to a paramilitary) · sv paramilitär (relating to a paramilitary) · es paramilitar (relating to a paramilitary) · cs paramilitantní (relating to a paramilitary) · ru полувое́нный (relating to a paramilitary) · el παραστρατιωτικός (relating to a paramilitary) · oc paramilitar (relating to a paramilitary) · ca paramilitar (relating to a paramilitary) · it paramilitare (relating to a paramilitary) · fr paramilitaire (relating to a paramilitary) · nn paramilitær (relating to a paramilitary) · bg полувоенен (relating to a paramilitary) · nb paramilitær (relating to a paramilitary) · ro paramilitar (relating to a paramilitary) · pl paramilitarny (relating to a paramilitary) · ru военизи́рованный (relating to a paramilitary) · nl paramilitair (relating to a paramilitary) · da paramilitær (relating to a paramilitary)

paramilitary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾi/ (Wales)
(US) audio Mmmm
/ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾe/ (Scotland)
/-ˌtɾɪ/ (Scotland)
/-ˌtɾi/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Meanings

A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
- Cossack paramilitaries operate in Ukraine and southern Russia. […] Before he entered eastern Ukraine, Girkin led paramilitary groups in Crimea and negotiated with Ukrainian military officers in attempts to induce them to defect to Russia. 2014, “Little Green Men”: A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, pages 44-45:
- From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified. 2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:
(colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
paramilitaries	Number=Plur		lexicographic
para-military		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (14)

pl bojówka (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion) · es paramilitar (a member of a paramilitary group) · ca paramilitar (a member of a paramilitary group) · fr organisation paramilitaire (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion) · pt organização/força/exército paramilitar (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion) · fr paramilitaire (a member of a paramilitary group) · es organización/grupo/ejército paramilitar (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion) · sv paramilitär (a member of a paramilitary group) · ro paramilitar (a member of a paramilitary group) · pt paramilitar (a member of a paramilitary group) · gv fo-hidoor (a member of a paramilitary group) · gl paramilitar (a member of a paramilitary group) · gl organización/grupo/exército paramilitar (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion) · cmn 凖軍事部隊 /凖军事部队 (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)