Semimilitary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Semimilitary is an adjective meaning Characteristic of the military, but not strictly suitable for it as such.
Meaning
Characteristic of the military, but not strictly suitable for it as such.
Example Sentences
The appearance of German “brown shirts” parading through the streets in semimilitary dress, with the white stockings that distinguished the Baltic storm troopers, was not reassuring to the population of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Word Forms
- semi-military
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudomilitary, unsoldierlike, unsoldierly, unmilitaristic, nonmilitaristic, unmilitarized.
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