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  • 1belligerent — I. a. 1. Carrying on war, engaged in war, waging war, contending, in conflict, at war, in arms. 2. Of belligerents, pertaining to parties at war. 3. Antagonistic, rival, contending, hostile, conflicting, opposed, adverse. 4. Warlike, hostile. 5.… …

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  • 2belligerent — belligerently, adv. /beuh lij euhr euhnt/, adj. 1. warlike; given to waging war. 2. of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose: a belligerent tone. 3. waging war; engaged in war: a peace treaty between belligerent powers. 4. pertaining …

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  • 3belligerent — /bəˈlɪdʒərənt / (say buh lijuhruhnt) adjective 1. warlike; given to waging war. 2. waging war; engaged in war: the belligerent powers. 3. relating to war, or to those engaged in war: *On the one hand the Aborigines were British subjects; at the… …

  • 4belligerent — bel•lig•er•ent [[t]bəˈlɪdʒ ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) waging war; engaged in warfare 2) showing readiness to fight; aggressively hostile; truculent: a belligerent tone[/ex] 3) a state or nation at war 4) a person engaged in fighting • Etymology:… …

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  • 5belligerent — bel·lig·er·ent 1 /bə li jə rənt/ adj 1: waging war: carrying on war; specif: belonging to or recognized as an organized military power protected by and subject to the laws of war 2: inclined to or exhibiting hostility or a combative temperament… …

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  • 6belligerent — adj Belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome, contentious mean having or taking an aggressive or fighting attitude. Belligerent usually implies actual engagement in hostilities {the belligerent powers in the World War} {define a …

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  • 7belligerent — [bə lij′ər ənt] adj. [L belligerans, prp. of belligerare, to wage war < bellum, war (see BELLICOSE) + gerere, to carry on] 1. at war; designating or of a state recognized under international law as being engaged in a war 2. of war; of fighting …

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  • 8Belligerent — Bel*lig er*ent, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9State of Palestine — This article is about the political entity proclaimed in 1988. For other uses, see Palestine (disambiguation). State of Palestine[1][i] دولة فلسطين …

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  • 10belligerent — A nation, power, or state carrying on war against another nation, power, or state; or a portion of one nation carrying on war against the nation, which has been recognized by other nations as a belligerent. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 11; 56 Am… …

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