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English Dictionary: belligerent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for belligerent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belligerent adj characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" Synonym(s): aggressive, belligerent engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" Synonym(s): belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring n someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belligerent \Bellig"erent\, a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. bellig[82]rant. See {Bellicose}, {Jest}.] 1. Waging war; carrying on war. [bd]Belligerent powers.[b8] --E. Everett. 2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belligerent \Bellig"erent\, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.