battleground
/ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/
battleground noun: a location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. Also the ellipsis of battleground state.
Noun
battleground (plural battlegrounds)
- A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
- The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.
- Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
- And now the two of them are lost in a screaming battleground1994, Andrew Scott, “People of the Sky”, in Twice Removed
- Any subject of dispute or contention.
- Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.
Also used as
battleground is also the ellipsis of battleground state.
battleground meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Kannada
battleground in Marathi
- लढाईचे मैदान
battleground in Bengali
- যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র, যুদ্ধের মাঠ
battleground in Telugu
- యుద్ధభూమి
battleground in Kannada
- ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- battleground in Punjabi
- ਲਡ਼ਾਈ ਦਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ
- battleground in Gujarati
- યુદ્ધનું મેદાન, લડાઈનું મેદાન, યુદ્ધભૂમિ
- battleground in Nepali
- युद्धको मैदान, लडाइँको मैदान
Synonyms of battleground
Forms of battleground
| plural | battlegrounds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | battle ground |
| alternative form | battle-ground |
Origin of battleground
From battle + ground.
Phrases with battleground
Questions about battleground
- What does battleground mean?
- Battleground means a location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
- What is battleground in Marathi?
- Battleground in Marathi is लढाईचे मैदान. See Battleground meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is battleground?
- Battleground is a noun.
- How do you pronounce battleground?
- Battleground is pronounced /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/.
- What is the plural of battleground?
- The plural of battleground is battlegrounds.
Words near battleground in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: battleground (page history and authors); battleground (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battleground (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battleground (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battleground (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battleground (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battleground (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battleground (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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