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par·a·mil·i·tar·y (păr'ə-mĭl'ĭ-tĕr'ē) ![]() |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
Synonyms: paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
The adjective paramilitary has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like (or in aid of) a military unit
Pertains to noun: paramilitary (meaning #1)
| Wikipedia: Paramilitary |
A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which is not regarded as having the same status.[1] The term uses the Greek prefix para- (expresses proximity), also seen in words such as paramedic.
The term paramilitary is subjective, depending on what is considered similar to a military force, and what status a force is considered to have. The nature of paramilitary forces therefore varies greatly according to the speaker and the context. For instance, in Northern Ireland, paramilitary refers to any illegally armed group with a political purpose, but in Colombia, paramilitary refers only to ilegally armed groups which do not combat the government (for example United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia), while illegally armed groups rebeled against the government, such as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, are referred to as guerrillas.[2]
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| Translations: Paramilitary |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - paramilitær
n. - paramilitær person
Nederlands (Dutch)
paramilitair, lid van paramilitaire organisatie
Français (French)
adj. - paramilitaire
n. - paramilitaire
Deutsch (German)
adj. - paramilitärisch
n. - Mitglied einer inoff. paramilitärischen Org.
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παραστρατιωτικός
n. - μέλος παραστρατιωτικής οργάνωσης
Italiano (Italian)
paramilitare
Português (Portuguese)
adj., -
n. - paramilitar
Русский (Russian)
полувоенный, сотрудник полувоенной организации
Español (Spanish)
adj. - paramilitar
n. - paramilitar
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - halvmilitär, militärliknande
n. - halvmilitär
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
辅助正规军的, 准军事部队
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輔助正規軍的
n. - 準軍事部隊
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 준군사적인, 준군사 조직의
n. - 준군사 조직의 일원
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) عسكري مساند (الاسم) قوات عسكريه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קשור לצבא, מסייע לצבא, דומה לכוח צבאי
n. - חבר בכוח צבאי לא-רשמי, בעיקר בצפון אירלנד
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