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counterinvasion

counterinvasion noun: a military invasion in response to another invasion.

Noun

counterinvasion (plural counterinvasions)

  1. A military invasion in response to another invasion.

Forms of counterinvasion

pluralcounterinvasions

Origin of counterinvasion

From counter- + invasion.

Questions about counterinvasion

What does counterinvasion mean?
Counterinvasion means a military invasion in response to another invasion.
What part of speech is counterinvasion?
Counterinvasion is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinvasion?
The plural of counterinvasion is counterinvasions.

Words near counterinvasion in the dictionary

  1. counterintuitivity
  2. counterinvade
  3. counterinvaded
  4. counterinvades
  5. counterinvading
  6. counterinvasion
  7. counterinvasions
  8. counterinvective
  9. counterinvectives
  10. counterinvestigation
  11. counterinvestigations

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