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militia

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. militia (noun)
  2. naval militia (noun)
  3. organized militia (noun)

mi·li·tia

noun \mə-ˈli-shə\

Definition of MILITIA

1
a : a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency b : a body of citizens organized for military service
2
: the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service
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Origin of MILITIA

Latin, military service, from milit-, miles
First Known Use: 1625

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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