милицейский

Russian

Etymology

мили́ция (milícija) + -ский (-skij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪlʲɪˈt͡sɛjskʲɪj]
  • (file)

Adjective

милице́йский • (milicéjskij)

  1. (relational) police, militsia (during the Soviet period and in some post-Soviet successor states)
  2. (historical, relational) militia (in the Russian Empire)

Usage notes

  • In the Soviet Union and many Eastern Bloc states, as well as in some post-Soviet successor states (until 2011 in Russia), the police was known as мили́ция (milícija). As a result, during the Soviet and early post-Soviet period, the term полице́йский (policéjskij) referred mainly to foreign (Western Bloc) or pre-revolutionary police forces.

Declension

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