милицейский

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Russian

Etymology

мили́ция (milícija) +‎ -ский (-skij)

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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.

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