Meaning
militia
- military service
In a sentence
La milizia controlla l'ingresso del quartiere ogni sera.
The militia checks the neighborhood entrance every evening.
Hai visto la milizia vicino alla stazione oggi?
Did you see the militia near the station today?
Molti cittadini decisero di unirsi alla milizia per difendere il paese.
Many citizens decided to join the militia to defend the country.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| milizia | feminine · singular |
| milizie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use milizia for organized armed groups or historical contexts; esercito is the regular army, polizia handles civilian law enforcement.
- Often feminine singular in collective sense: la milizia. The plural milizie refers to different groups or branches.
- In modern Italian, milizia can sound formal, historical, or ideological depending on context.