militia meaning

UK US /məˈlɪʃə/ 3 syllables

militia (noun): civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.

militia has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

militia as a noun

  1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

    Synonyms: reserves

    Type of: military unit

    Kinds: SA, trainband

  2. the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service
    • their troops were untrained militia
    • Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia

    Type of: body

How to pronounce militia

militia is pronounced /məˈlɪʃə/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Word lists: words starting with MI · words ending in IA · 7-letter words

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