Sami organized his gang in a paramilitary structure with him in command.
Source: tatoeba (6571906)
Paramilitary
//ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi//
Synonyms for "paramilitary" (6 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
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37 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- полувоенен adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Catalan
2 entries- paramilitar adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- paramilitar noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 准军事的 adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- 凖軍事部隊 /凖军事部队 noun (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)
Czech
2 entries- paramilitantní adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- polovojenský adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Danish
1 entries- paramilitær adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Dutch
1 entries- paramilitair adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Finnish
1 entries- puolisotilaallinen adj (relating to a paramilitary)
French
3 entries- paramilitaire adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- organisation paramilitaire noun (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)
- paramilitaire noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Galician
3 entries- paramilitar adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- organización/grupo/exército paramilitar noun (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)
- paramilitar noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Greek
1 entries- παραστρατιωτικός adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Italian
1 entries- paramilitare adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Manx
2 entries- fo-hidooragh adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- fo-hidoor noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- paramilitær adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- paramilitær adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Occitan
1 entries- paramilitar adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Polish
2 entries- paramilitarny adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- bojówka noun (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)
Portuguese
3 entries- paramilitar adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- organização/força/exército paramilitar noun (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)
- paramilitar noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Romanian
2 entries- paramilitar adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- paramilitar noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Russian
2 entries- военизи́рованный adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- полувое́нный adj (relating to a paramilitary)
Spanish
3 entries- paramilitar adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- organización/grupo/ejército paramilitar noun (a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion)
- paramilitar noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Swedish
2 entries- paramilitär adj (relating to a paramilitary)
- paramilitär noun (a member of a paramilitary group)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The Ukrainian army uses paramilitary groups like the Azov Battalion.
Source: tatoeba (10821832)
Putin commands a brownshirt-like paramilitary named after Hitler's favorite composer.
Source: tatoeba (11067155)
Paramilitary groups emerged and became significant players in Sudan's politics.
Source: tatoeba (11728240)
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