ОМОН

Russian

Etymology

Acronym of Отря́д Моби́льный Осо́бого Назначе́ния (Otrjád Mobílʹnyj Osóbovo Naznačénija, “mobile special-purpose detachment”); before 2011, Отря́д Мили́ции Осо́бого Назначе́ния (Otrjád Milícii Osóbovo Naznačénija, “special-purpose police detachment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈmon]

Noun

ОМО́Н • (OMÓN) m inan (indeclinable)

  1. OMON, special police units

Derived terms

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