milicia

See also: milícia and milicià

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mīlitia, from mīles, mīlitis (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈliθja/ [miˈli.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /miˈlisja/ [miˈli.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -isja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: mi‧li‧cia

Noun

milicia f (plural milicias)

1. army

   Synonym: ejército

2. militia
3. military service

   Synonym: (colloquial) mili

Related terms

• milico
• militar

Further reading

• “milicia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025