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militia

/məˈlɪʃə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
mili-tia
IPA
/məˈlɪʃə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

militias (plural) militiae (plural)

Derived Forms

antimilitia militialike militiaman militiaperson militiawoman

Synonyms

militsia reserves

Rhymes With

patricia alicia misha trisha tricia cilicia latisha felicia elisha galicia notitia syncytia

Questions

How do you pronounce militia?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɪʃə/.
What does militia mean?
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.
Where does militia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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