militia
/məˈlɪʃə/
militia 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
militia (plural militias or militiae)
- 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
- Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).
- Synonyms:
- militsia
militia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
militia in Hindi
- army of trained civilians called upon in time of need
- नागरिक सेना nāgrik senā
militia in Tamil
- படை வகுப்பில் உள்ளவர், போர் வீரர் அணி, குடிப்படை, இரண்டாவது வரிசை இராணும்
militia in Marathi
- मिलिशिया, मिलीशिया
militia in Urdu
- رضاکار فوج
More languagesFewer languages
- militia in Bengali
- নাগরিক বাহিনী, মিলিশিয়া
- militia in Telugu
- మిలీషియా
- militia in Malayalam
- കുടിപ്പട, നാട്ടുപ്പട, അടിയന്തരസേന
- militia in Kannada
- ಮಂದಿಪಡೆ, ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸೇನೆ, ಪ್ರಜಾಸೈನ್ಯ, ಸಹಾಯಕ ಸೇನೆ
- militia in Punjabi
- ਮਿਲੀਸ਼ੀਆ, ਮਿਲਿਸ਼ਿਆ, ਮਿਲਿਸ਼ੀਆ
- militia in Gujarati
- મિલિશિયા
- militia in Odia
- ମିଲିଟିଆ
- militia in Nepali
- मिलिसिया, मिलिशिया, मिलिटिया
- militia in Arabic
- تَنْظِيم مُسَلَّح tanẓīm musallaḥ, جَمَاعَة مُسَلَّحَة, مِيلِيشْيَا mīlīšyā
- militia in Malay
- militia
- militia in Indonesian
- milisi
- militia in Persian
- میلیشیا milišyâ, میلیس milis
- militia in Vietnamese
- dân quân, dân binh
Examples of militia in a sentence
- But it's especially popular among right-wing militias and self-described patriot groups.
- And in the areas controlled by the militias, the drugmakers are cooking up a storm.
- Skinny militia fighters with canisters on their backs had circled the compound.
Synonyms of militia
Forms of militia
| plural | militias |
|---|---|
| plural | militiae |
Origin of militia
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.
Words formed from militia
Words that rhyme with militia
Questions about militia
- What does militia mean?
- Militia means 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.
- What is militia in Hindi?
- Militia in Hindi is नागरिक सेना (nāgrik senā). See Militia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is militia?
- Militia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce militia?
- Militia is pronounced /məˈlɪʃə/.
- What is the plural of militia?
- The plural of militia is militias.
Words near militia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: militia (page history and authors); militia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); militia (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); militia (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); militia (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); militia (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); militia (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); militia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); militia (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); militia (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); militia (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); militia (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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