English-Italian translations for militia

• milizia
  La violenza forse è diminuita, ma i famigerati Janjaweed e la milizia continuano ad essere attivi. Violence may have decreased but the notorious Janjaweed and militia remain active.
  I miei familiari sono stati torturati e sfollati dalla milizia in Darfur. Members of my own family have been tortured and displaced by the militia in Darfur.
  Della milizia musulmana che combatte i cristiani fanno parte afghani e stranieri di altra provenienza. Afghans and other foreigners form part of the Muslim militia against the Christians.

Definition of militia

• An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control

Related words

• military
• militant
• militarism
• humility
• paramilitary
• militarist
• militarily
• verisimilitude
• demilitarisation