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militia vs trainband

trainband vs militia

militia and trainband both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
militia Yes No No No
trainband Yes No No No
As nouns, trainband is a hyponym of militia; that is, trainband is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than militia:
  • militia: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
  • trainband: a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
Other hyponyms of militia include SA, Storm Troops, Sturmabteilung.
militia (noun) trainband (noun)
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century
the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service
Difference between militia and trainband

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