paramilitary

paramilitary

English

Etymology

para- +‎ military

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/

Noun

paramilitary (plural paramilitaries)

1. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
2. (colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group.

Translations

a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion

Catalan: paramilitar (ca) Chinese: 准军事部队 French: paramilitaire (fr) Galician: organización/grupo/exército paramilitar German: paramilitärisch (de)

Portuguese: organização/força/exército paramilitar Romanian: paramilitar (ro) m Russian: военизи́рованный (ru) (vojenizírovannyj), полувое́нный (ru) (poluvojénnyj) Spanish: organización/grupo/ejército paramilitar Swedish: paramilitär (sv)

a member of a paramilitary group

Catalan: paramilitar (ca) French: paramilitaire (fr) Galician: paramilitar m or f Manx: fo-hidoor m

Portuguese: paramilitar (pt) m or f Romanian: paramilitar (ro) Spanish: paramilitar (es) m or f

Adjective

paramilitary (not comparable)

1. relating to a paramilitary

Translations

relating to a paramilitary

Catalan: paramilitar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 准军事的 French: paramilitaire (fr) Galician: paramilitar m or f Greek: παραστρατιωτικός (el) (parastratiotikós) Manx: fo-hidooragh

Norwegian: Bokmål: paramilitær Nynorsk: paramilitær Portuguese: paramilitar (pt) Romanian: paramilitar (ro) m Spanish: paramilitar (es) m or f