milicia
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin mīlitia, from mīles, mīlitis (“soldier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈliθja/ [miˈli.θja] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /miˈlisja/ [miˈli.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iθja (Spain)
- Rhymes: -isja (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: mi‧li‧cia
Noun
milicia f (plural milicias)
- army
- Synonym: ejército
- militia
- military service
- Synonym: (colloquial) mili
Related terms
Further reading
- “milicia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024