milicja

See also: milicją

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mīlitia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈli.t͡sja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sja
  • Syllabification: mi‧li‧cja

Noun

milicja f (related adjective milicyjny)

  1. (historical, law enforcement) militsia, police (police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g. modern Belarus))
    Synonym: policja
    1. (historical, metonymic) militsia, police (building of such an agency)
      Synonym: policja
    2. (historical, metonymic) militsia, police (people who work in such an organization)
      Synonym: policja
    3. (historical, metonymic, rare) militsia, police (activities of such an agency)
      Synonym: policja
  2. (dated, military) militia (army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control)

Declension

Declension of milicja
singular plural
nominative milicja milicje
genitive milicji milicji/milicyj (archaic)
dative milicji milicjom
accusative milicję milicje
instrumental milicją milicjami
locative milicji milicjach
vocative milicjo milicje

Derived terms

nouns
adverbs
  • milicyjnie
nouns
  • milicyjność

Descendants

Further reading

  • milicja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • milicja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • milicja in PWN's encyclopedia
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