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cobelligerent

cobelligerent noun: country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.

Noun

cobelligerent (plural cobelligerents)

  1. Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.

Adjective

cobelligerent (not comparable)

  1. Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.

Forms of cobelligerent

pluralcobelligerents

Origin of cobelligerent

From co- + belligerent.

Questions about cobelligerent

What does cobelligerent mean?
Cobelligerent means country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.
What part of speech is cobelligerent?
Cobelligerent can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of cobelligerent?
The plural of cobelligerent is cobelligerents.

Words near cobelligerent in the dictionary

  1. cobeliever
  2. cobelievers
  3. Cobell
  4. cobelligerence
  5. cobelligerency
  6. cobelligerent
  7. cobelligerents
  8. Coben
  9. cobenefit
  10. cobenefits
  11. Cober

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