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Milice

Milice proper noun: the French paramilitary force in Vichy France from 1940-1944 used to fight against internal dissent.

Proper noun

the Milice

  1. (historical) The French paramilitary force in Vichy France from 1940-1944 used to fight against internal dissent.
    • And then, of course, there was the ever present danger of being denounced to the Milice; its members would invoke the Gestapo, and anything might result from such a thing – deportation, imprisonments, or even ill-treatment at the hands of these thugs.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 741

Questions about Milice

What does Milice mean?
Milice means the French paramilitary force in Vichy France from 1940-1944 used to fight against internal dissent.
What part of speech is Milice?
Milice is a proper noun.

Words near Milice in the dictionary

  1. Milibili
  2. miliblog
  3. miliblogger
  4. milibloggers
  5. miliblogs
  6. Milice
  7. Milicent
  8. Milich
  9. Miliches
  10. milichiid
  11. milichiids

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