defense in Arabic
دِفَاع difāʕ
UK/dɪˈfɛns//ˈdiːˌfɛns/
defense in Arabic: دِفَاع (difāʕ), حِمَايَة (ḥimāya), مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕa). In English, defense means the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Arabic words for defense
- action of protecting from attack
- دِفَاع difāʕ, حِمَايَة ḥimāya, مُحَافَظَة muḥāfaẓa, مُدَافَعَة mudāfaʕa
- team sports: portion of a team
- دِفاع difāʕ
- government policy or structure
- دِفاع difāʕ
English meaning of defense
- noun The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
- noun A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- noun The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
- noun An argument in support or justification of something.
defense in a sentence
- to come to someone's defense
- Department of Defense
Synonyms of defense
defense in other languages
Questions about defense in Arabic
- What is the meaning of defense in Arabic?
- Defense in Arabic is دِفَاع (difāʕ), حِمَايَة (ḥimāya), مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕa).
- ما معنى كلمة defense؟
- Defense: دِفَاع (difāʕ), حِمَايَة (ḥimāya), مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕa).
- What does defense mean in English?
- Defense means the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
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