adj
Meaning 1
Relating to a paramilitary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
paramilitary
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/
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US: /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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/ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
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Scotland: /ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾe/
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Scotland: /-ˌtɾɪ/
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Scotland: /-ˌtɾi/
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Wales: /ˌpaɾəˈmɪlɪˌtɾi/
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CMU ARPABET: P EH2 R AH0 M IH1 L AH0 T EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A member of a paramilitary group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 5
a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: force, personnel
Narrower terms: fedayeen, Fedayeen Saddam, Saddam's Martyrs
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English military English paramilitary From para- + military.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: полувоенен (poluvoenen) — relating to a paramilitary
- Catalan: paramilitar — relating to a paramilitary
- Chinese Mandarin: 准军事的 — relating to a paramilitary
- Czech: polovojenský — relating to a paramilitary
- Czech: paramilitantní — relating to a paramilitary
- Danish: paramilitær — relating to a paramilitary
- Dutch: paramilitair — relating to a paramilitary
- Finnish: puolisotilaallinen — relating to a paramilitary
- French: paramilitaire — relating to a paramilitary
- Galician: paramilitar — relating to a paramilitary
- Greek: παραστρατιωτικός (parastratiotikós) — relating to a paramilitary
- Italian: paramilitare — relating to a paramilitary
- Manx: fo-hidooragh — relating to a paramilitary
- Norwegian Bokmål: paramilitær — relating to a paramilitary
- Norwegian Nynorsk: paramilitær — relating to a paramilitary
- Occitan: paramilitar — relating to a paramilitary
- Polish: paramilitarny — relating to a paramilitary
- Portuguese: paramilitar — relating to a paramilitary
- Romanian: paramilitar — relating to a paramilitary
- Russian: военизи́рованный (vojenizírovannyj) — relating to a paramilitary
- Russian: полувое́нный (poluvojénnyj) — relating to a paramilitary
- Spanish: paramilitar — relating to a paramilitary
- Swedish: paramilitär — relating to a paramilitary
- Chinese Mandarin: 凖軍事部隊 /凖军事部队 — a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion
- French: organisation paramilitaire — a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion
- Galician: organización/grupo/exército paramilitar — a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion
- Polish: bojówka — a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion
- Portuguese: organização/força/exército paramilitar — a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion
- Spanish: organización/grupo/ejército paramilitar — a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion
- Catalan: paramilitar — a member of a paramilitary group
- French: paramilitaire — a member of a paramilitary group
- Galician: paramilitar — a member of a paramilitary group
- Manx: fo-hidoor — a member of a paramilitary group
- Portuguese: paramilitar — a member of a paramilitary group
- Romanian: paramilitar — a member of a paramilitary group
- Spanish: paramilitar — a member of a paramilitary group
- Swedish: paramilitär — a member of a paramilitary group
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