militaryless

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adjective

Without a military.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English military →
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Meanings

adjectivemilitaryless (comparative more militaryless, superlative most militaryless)

comparative more militaryless · superlative most militaryless

  1. Without a military.

    I didn’t give this militaryless country a fair go.

    2025 November 17 [2020 January 7], Danny Rusteen, “Country Rank”, in dannybooboo, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2026
    1 more example

    Viewing RtoP through the narrow lens of Libya obscures its primary commitment to ‘militaryless’ prevention of mass atrocities.

    2011 April 4, “The Responsibility To Protect in Libya and beyond”, in The Malta Independent, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024

Origin

  1. Englishmilitary
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishmilitaryless

From military + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

militaryless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militaryless

MLA

“militaryless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militaryless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “militaryless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militaryless.

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