national service

English

Noun

national service (uncountable)

1. (Singapore, UK) Compulsory service in the armed forces; conscription.

   The boys in between 18 and 20 are doing national service.

Translations

compulsory service in the armed forces

• Finnish: asevelvollisuus (fi)
• German: Wehrdienst (de) m
• Greek: θητεία (el) f (thiteía)
• Italian: servizio di leva m, leva (it) f, naia (it) f, ferma (it) f
• Malay: perkhidmatan negara
• Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis nàiseanta f