national service

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national service

noun NS

  1. uncountable Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.
  2. often, specifically, uncountable Compulsory military service via conscription. The boys in between 18 and 20 are doing national service.

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noun compulsory service in the armed forces

中文國民服役 /国民服役 guómín fúyì
DeutschWehrdienst
Italianoservizio di leva, leva, naia, ferma
Ελληνικάθητεία thiteía

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@misc{national_service_2026,
  title = {national service},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/national%20service},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}