BELLIGERENT


Meaning of BELLIGERENT in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 engaged in war or conflict. 2 given to constant fighting; pugnacious.

n. a nation or person engaged in war or conflict. belligerently adv.

[ L belligerare wage war f. bellum war + gerere wage ]

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