milicia
See also: milícia and milicià
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin mīlitia, from mīles, mīlitis (“soldier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /miˈliθja/ [miˈli.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /miˈlisja/ [miˈli.sja]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -isja
- Syllabification: mi‧li‧cia
Noun
milicia f (plural milicias)
- army
- military service
- Synonym: (colloquial) mili
- militia
Related terms
- milico
- militar
Further reading
- “milicia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014