battleground

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd/, SAMPA: /"b{t@l%graUnd/

[edit] Etymology

From battle + grounds.

[edit] Noun

battleground (plural battlegrounds)

  1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
    The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.
  2. Figuratively, any subject of dispute or contention.
    Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground, once again.

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