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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 train·band /ˈtrenˌbænd/
 民兵隊

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Train·band n.; pl. Trainbands  A band or company of an organized military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards applied to the London militia. [Eng.]
    He felt that, without some better protection than that of the trainbands and Beefeaters, his palace and person would hardly be secure.   --Macaulay.
 A trainband captain eke was he
 Of famous London town.   --Cowper.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 trainband
      n : a company of militia in England or America from the 16th
          century to the 18th century