belligerent
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From Latin belligerāns (“‘waging war’”), present active participle of belligerō (“‘wage war’”), from belliger (“‘waging war, warlike’”), from bellum (“‘war’”) + -ger (from gerō (“‘wage, carry on’”)).
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- (UK) IPA: /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/, SAMPA: {{{1}}}
- (US) IPA: /bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/, SAMPA: {{{1}}}
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[edit] Adjective
belligerent (comparative more belligerent, superlative most belligerent)
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- Engaged in warfare, warring.
- Eager to go to war, warlike.
- Of or pertaining to war.
- (By extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
- Acting violently towards others.
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- (eager to fight): aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent
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belligerent (plural belligerents)
- A state or other armed participant in warfare
- The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin belligerāns (“‘waging war’”), present active participle of belligerō (“‘wage war’”), from belliger (“‘waging war, warlike’”), from bellum (“‘war’”) + -ger (from gerō (“‘wage, carry on’”)).
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belligerent, belligerente (comparative belligerenter, belligerentere; superlative belligerentst, belligerentste)
- belligerent, engaged in warfare
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belligerent m. (plural belligerenten, diminutive belligerentje, diminutive plural belligerentjes)
- A belligerent, armed party in warfare