солда́тчина

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
conscription, compulsory military servicemilitary
Его забра́ли в солда́тчину.
He was taken away for military service.
Dated colloquial, usually with a negative overtone of forced service.
2.
(rare) soldiering, soldier's lifemilitary
Солда́тчина его совсе́м изму́чила.
Soldiering wore him out completely.
Dated colloquial.

Examples

Солдатчина отняла у него лучшие годы.
Military service took the best years of his life.
Он вспоминал солдатчину с горечью.
He remembered his time in the army bitterly.
Многие боялись солдатчины в те времена.
Many people were afraid of military service in those days.

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