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militsia

/mɪˈlɪt.si.ə/

militsia noun: the police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g., modern Belarus).

Noun

militsia (plural militsias)

  1. The police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g., modern Belarus).

Forms of militsia

pluralmilitsias
alternative formmilitsiia
alternative formmilitsiya

Origin of militsia

Borrowed from Russian мили́ция (milícija), from Polish milicja, from Latin militia. Doublet of militia.

Questions about militsia

What does militsia mean?
Militsia means the police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g., modern Belarus).
What part of speech is militsia?
Militsia is a noun.
How do you pronounce militsia?
Militsia is pronounced /mɪˈlɪt.si.ə/.
What is the plural of militsia?
The plural of militsia is militsias.

Words near militsia in the dictionary

  1. militocracies
  2. militocracy
  3. militocrat
  4. militocratic
  5. militocrats
  6. militsia
  7. militsias
  8. militsiia
  9. militsiias
  10. militsiya
  11. militsiyas

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