militsia

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/mɪˈlɪt.si.ə/

noun

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

OriginRussian мили́ция ← Polish milicja ← Latin militia →
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Meanings

nounmilitsia (plural militsias)

plural militsias · alternative militsiia · alternative militsiya

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
militia

Origin

  1. Latinmilitia
  2. Polishmilicja
  3. Russianмили́ция
  4. Englishmilitsia

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

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Translations

Bulgarian мили́ция
  • мили́ция (milícija)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Chinese Mandarin 民警
  • 民警 (mínjǐng)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Czech milice
  • milicethe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Estonian miilits
  • miilitsthe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Finnish miliisi
  • miliisithe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
French milice
  • milicethe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
German Miliz
  • Milizthe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Hebrew מִילִיצְיָה
  • מִילִיצְיָה (milítsia)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Japanese ミリツィア
  • ミリツィア (miritsia)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Korean 밀리치야
  • 밀리치야 (millichiya)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Latvian milicija
  • milicijathe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Lithuanian milicija
  • milicijathe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Polish milicja
  • milicjathe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Romanian miliție, милиция
  • milițiethe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
  • милиция (miliția)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Russian мили́ция
  • мили́ция (milícija)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Slovak milícia
  • milíciathe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Turkish milis
  • milisthe police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Ukrainian мілі́ція
  • мілі́ція (milícija)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Yiddish מיליציע
  • מיליציע (militsye)the police in the Soviet Union and related states — see also militia, police
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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