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Meaning of "belligerent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BELLIGERENT

From Latin belliger, from bellum war + gerere to wage.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BELLIGERENT

belligerent  [bɪˈlɪdʒərənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLIGERENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Belligerent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BELLIGERENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Belligerent

A belligerent is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. Belligerent comes from Latin, literally meaning "one who wages war". Unlike the use of belligerent as an adjective to mean aggressive, its use as a noun does not necessarily imply that a belligerent country is an aggressor. In times of war, belligerent countries can be contrasted with neutral countries and non-belligerents. However, the application of the laws of war to neutral countries and the responsibilities of belligerents are not affected by any distinction between neutral countries, neutral powers or non-belligerents. A non-belligerent may nevertheless risk being considered a belligerent if it aids or supports a belligerent in a way proscribed by neutral countries. An interesting use of the term arose during the American Civil War, when the Confederate States of America, though not recognized as a sovereign state, was recognized as a belligerent power, and thus Confederate warships were given the same rights as Union warships in foreign ports.

Definition of belligerent in the English dictionary

The first definition of belligerent in the dictionary is marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive. Other definition of belligerent is relating to or engaged in a legally recognized war or warfare. Belligerent is also a person or country engaged in fighting or war.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELLIGERENT


adherent
ədˈhɪərənt
Arendt
ˈɛərənt
cobelligerent
ˌkəʊbɪˈlɪdʒərənt
coherent
kəʊˈhɪərənt
deodorant
diːˈəʊdərənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
exuberant
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
grandparent
ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt
ignorant
ˈɪɡnərənt
incoherent
ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt
inherent
ɪnˈhɪərənt
intolerant
ɪnˈtɒlərənt
irreverent
ɪˈrɛvərənt
nonbelligerent
ˌnɒnbɪˈlɪdʒərənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
referent
ˈrɛfərənt
refrigerant
rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt
tolerant
ˈtɒlərənt
unbelligerent
ˌʌnbɪˈlɪdʒərənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELLIGERENT

bellhop
bellibone
bellicose
bellicosely
bellicosity
bellied
bellies
belligerati
belligerence
belligerency
belligerently
Bellingshausen Sea
Bellini
Bellinzona
bellman
bellmen
Belloc
bellock
Bellona
bellow

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELLIGERENT

afferent
apparent
Brent
current
deferent
efferent
equidifferent
for rent
gerent
indifferent
noncoherent
rent
rerent
reverent
Saint Laurent
torrent
transparent
Trent
unreverent
vicegerent

Synonyms and antonyms of belligerent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BELLIGERENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «belligerent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of belligerent

Translation of «belligerent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELLIGERENT

Find out the translation of belligerent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of belligerent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belligerent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好斗的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

beligerante
570 millions of speakers

English

belligerent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जुझारू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحاربة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воюющей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

beligerante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুধ্যমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

belliqueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berperang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

angriffslustig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好戦的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공격적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Belligerent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பக்கச்சார்புடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भांडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

savaşan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bellicoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojowniczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

воюючою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

beligerant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπόλεμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veglustige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krigförande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krigførende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of belligerent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLIGERENT»

The term «belligerent» is regularly used and occupies the 58.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLIGERENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «belligerent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «belligerent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about belligerent

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7 QUOTES WITH «BELLIGERENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word belligerent.
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Greg Boyle
You stand with the least likely to succeed until success is succeeded by something more valuable: kinship. You stand with the belligerent, the surly and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear.
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Russell Brand
Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.
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Craig Brown
As a rough rule of thumb, I would say the smaller the pond, the more belligerent the fish.
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Ian Hart
I'm belligerent rather than ambitious.
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Samantha Power
History is laden with belligerent leaders using humanitarian rhetoric to mask geopolitical aims. History also shows how often ill-informed moralism has led to foreign entanglements that do more harm than good.
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Benjamin Spock
Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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Gene Tunney
Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLIGERENT»

Discover the use of belligerent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belligerent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Belligerent Reprisals
Belligerent Reprisals examines the historical developments in the law and practice relating to recourse to belligerent reprisals, as a (primitive) means of law enforcement in the hands of a party to an armed conflict, victim of a violation ...
Frits Kalshoven, 2005
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Belligerent
Content as a faceless Commoner, Ryan has made a life for himself on the streets as a car thief. While the work isn't the most noble, he's known as one of the best despite his young age.
B. N. Mauldin, 2013
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The International Law of Belligerent Occupation
This book examines the legislative, judicial and executive rights of the occupying power and its obligations to the civilian population.
Yoram Dinstein, 2009
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The Evolving Vocabulary of Otherness in Pre-imperial China: ...
Chapter 6 Conclusion In pre-Zhanguo times the Zhou had frequent interaction with a number of non-Zhou peoples, often living inside or in close geographical proximity to the Central States, who were conceptualized as 'belligerent others' and ...
Uffe Bergeton, 2006
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Human Rights in the Israeli-occupied Territories, 1967-1982
CHAPTER TWO The human rights approach and the law of prolonged belligerent occupation It is the purpose of this chapter to acquaint the reader with the nature of the law of belligerent occupation and its development, and to outline the ...
Esther Rosalind Cohen, 1985
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Israel Yearbook on Human Rights 1998
NON-BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION By Michael J. Kelly' I. WHAT CONSTITUTES NON-BELLIGERENT "OCCUPATION"? There has been much written about belligerent occupations in the literature of international humanitarian law but very  ...
Yoram Dinstein, Fania Domb, 1999
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Belligerent Right on the High Seas, Since the Declaration of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Travers Twiss, 2010
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Manning the Royal Navy & Mercantile Marine, Also Belligerent ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Schaw Lindsay, 2009
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Principles of International Law
As to the appropriation of enemy property, a distinction must be made between enemy property on the own territory of a belligerent, and enemy property on the territory of the enemy invaded by the belligerent. There is a rule of general ...
Hans Kelsen, 1952
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Economic Aspects of the War; Neutral Rights, Belligerent ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Edwin J. Clapp, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLIGERENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belligerent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Novak Djokovic lives to fight another day after Kevin Anderson scare
Anderson began the second in the same belligerent mood with deliveries Djokovic could only flail at. In the fourth game, attrition told and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Why 2016 candidates should worry more about China
WASHINGTON (CNN) —The world might be fixated on ISIS, Iran's nuclear aspirations, Greece's economic crash and a belligerent Vladimir ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
3
Presidential Contender Jim Webb Almost Beat a Man to Death, Aide …
In a recent book, a former aide to the Democratic presidential contender recalls a belligerent, pugnacious egomaniac who boasted of a violent ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Viral Facebook Post About Veteran And Service Dog May Not Be …
Vanous says Russell was being belligerent. “Whoever he is, he gave Whitey a lot of trouble,” Vanous recalls. “And Whitey just come unwound. «whotv.com, Jul 15»
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How US Plans Respond to Russia Breaking Yet Another Arms Treaty
In a turn of events that surprises no one, Russia continues to act in a belligerent fashion on the world stage. While testifying before the House ... «Daily Signal, Jul 15»
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Netanyahu's new monopoly rules: deception, destruction and …
And in recent years we have seen the capitulation to every belligerent group, within the government or without, that didn't want the status quo to ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Congress in belligerent mood
For the Congress, it is raining scams again — except that it is now on the offensive, as it targets four of the eight BJP Chief Ministers all ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
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Slate Writer: Belligerent, Bigoted Trump In Touch With 'Ugly and …
Slate Writer: Belligerent, Bigoted Trump In Touch With 'Ugly and Angry' Republican Base. By Tom Johnson | July 5, 2015 | 2:26 PM EDT. Share it Tweet it. 0. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
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Francis, hailed as 'pope of the people,' arrives in Ecuador on 3 …
But they soon became expressions of discontent over Correa's often belligerent style of governing, austerity measures, regulations affecting the ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: Man shot with Taser sues; deputies say he was 'belligerent'
While deputy reports call Joseph Runza "irate," "belligerent" and uncooperative, he maintained, "They're making that all up because they are ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»

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