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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g., modern Belarus).

Synonyms

All synonyms

militia

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мили́ция (milícija), from Polish milicja, from Latin militia. Doublet of militia.

Related phrases

soviet union

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