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战争 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • belligerent adjective Hostile and aggressive; eager to fight or argue.
  • war noun Large-scale armed conflict between countries, groups, or factions.
  • warfare noun The act of fighting a war, or armed conflict between opposing forces.

Senses

战争 is used for these senses in English:

  • belligerent Of or pertaining to war.
  • war (uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
  • warfare The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

belligerent — full definition

  1. adjective Hostile and aggressive; eager to fight or argue.
  2. adjective Actually engaged in war; warring.
  3. noun A country or group actively fighting a war.

war — full definition

  1. noun Large-scale armed conflict between countries, groups, or factions.
  2. noun A sustained struggle or campaign against a problem or rival.
  3. verb To engage in armed conflict.

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