militia
/məˈlɪʃə/noun
उच्चारण मलिश
मिलिशिया, नागरिक सेना
Core word
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[C, with singular or plural verb]
a group of people who are not professional soldiers but who have had military training and can act as an army
मिलिशिया, नागरिक सेना
- local militias
- Armed militia from the hills took control of the border post.
- The villagers formed a militia to defend the area.
+ 2 more examples
- The government warned against the growth of private militias.
- A militia leader signed the peace deal.
Synonyms reserve force home guard paramilitary
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
militia (collective noun)
It names a group of citizens with military training and may take a singular or plural verb.
यह सैन्य प्रशिक्षण पाए नागरिकों के समूह का नाम है और singular या plural verb ले सकता है।
- The militia was called out during the riots.
- The militia are armed with old rifles.
a militia of + number/noun
Use it with numbers or adjectives to describe the size or nature of the group.
समूह के आकार या स्वरूप को बताने के लिए इसके साथ संख्या या adjective आते हैं।
- A militia of nearly five hundred men guarded the pass.
militia vs army
A militia is not made up of professional soldiers and is often local or unofficial.
Militia पेशेवर सैनिकों का बना नहीं होता और प्रायः स्थानीय या अनौपचारिक होता है।
- Unlike the army, the militia has no regular salary.
militia + member (militiaman)
An individual member is a militiaman or militiawoman; the plural is militiamen.
व्यक्तिगत सदस्य militiaman या militiawoman कहलाता है; plural militiamen है।
- A militiaman stopped our car at the checkpoint.
+Collocations 4
adjective + militia
armedlocalprivaterebelcitizen
- An armed militia took control of the town.
verb + militia
formjoindisbandarmtrain
- The government ordered the militia to disband.
militia + noun
leadermembergroupforceattack
- The militia leader was arrested last night.
preposition + militia
byofagainstfrom
- The village was protected by a local militia.
“More examples 5
- In the past, the king raised a militia from the farmers of the region.
पूर्वकाल में राजा ने इस क्षेत्र के किसानों से एक मिलिशिया तैयार की।
- Radhika read how a militia fought for freedom in the history book.
राधिका ने इतिहास की पुस्तक में पढ़ा कि कैसे एक मिलिशिया ने स्वतंत्रता के लिए संघर्ष किया।
- The state does not permit any private militia.
राज्य किसी भी निजी मिलिशिया की अनुमति नहीं देता।
- The militia was poorly equipped, but it knew the hills well.
मिलिशिया के पास साधन कम थे, पर वह पहाड़ियों को भली-भाँति जानती थी।
- Militias often grow in places where state control is weak.
जहाँ राज्य का नियंत्रण कमज़ोर होता है, वहाँ मिलिशिया प्रायः पनप जाती हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all refer to organised fighting groups, with different legal status.
ये सभी संगठित लड़ाकू समूहों के नाम हैं, पर इनकी वैधानिक स्थिति भिन्न है।
Citizens with some military training, not full-time professionals.
कुछ सैन्य प्रशिक्षण वाले नागरिक, पूर्णकालिक पेशेवर नहीं।
- The militia met on weekends.
The official land force of a state, made of professional soldiers.
किसी राज्य की आधिकारिक थल सेना, जो पेशेवर सैनिकों से बनी होती है।
- The army marched through the city.
A fighter in a small irregular group who uses surprise attacks.
छोटे अनियमित समूह का लड़ाका जो अचानक हमले करता है।
- Guerrillas hid in the forest.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
reserve force home guard paramilitary
?Which word?
Keep apart militia (a citizen army), military (professional armed forces) and militant (using force for a cause).
Militia (नागरिक सेना), military (पेशेवर सशस्त्र सेनाएँ) और militant (किसी उद्देश्य के लिए बल प्रयोग करने वाला) को अलग रखिए।