English

Etymology
From Latin present participle belligerens (waging war), from bellum (war), + gerere (to wage, to carry on).

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of or pertaining to war.
2. Engaged in war, warring.
3. Eager to go to war, warlike.
4. aggressive|Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.
5. act#Verb|Acting violently towards others.

Synonyms
eager to fight
aggressive
antagonistic
bellicose
combative
contentious
pugnacious
quarrelsome
truculent

Translations
trans-top|of or pertaining to war
Finnish: sota-, sota|sodan (genitive of noun)
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trans-top|engaged in war
Finnish: sotaakäyvä
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trans-top|eager to go to war
Finnish: sotaisa, sotaintoinen
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trans-top|hostile, eager to fight
Finnish: hyökkäävä, riitaisa, riidanhaluinen
Icelandic: herskár m, herská f, herskátt n; ófriðsamur m, ófriðsöm f, ófriðsamt n; deilugjarn m, deilugjörn f, deilugjarnt n
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trans-top|acting violently
Finnish: riita|riitaa haastaa|haastava, väkivaltainen
Icelandic: ófriðsamur m, ófriðsöm f, ófriðsamt n; deilugjarn m, deilugjörn f, deilugjarnt n
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ttbc|Italian: belligerante
ttbc|Portuguese: beligerante (1)
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Noun
belligerent (plural: belligerents)

1. country or other group which starts or carries on a war

#:The U.N. sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.

Translations
trans-top|country or other group which starts or carries on a war
Finnish: sotaakäyvä
Icelandic: styrjaldaraðili m, deiluaðili m
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Russian: аг�е��ивн�й, воин��веннй
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See also
bellicose
warmonger

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• 2007-11-08 09:45 - Hubert22 - /* Etymology */ not Greek

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