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special military operations

special military operations is the plural of special military operation.

Meaning of special military operation

Noun

special military operation (plural special military operations)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, neologism) A military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    • By undermining the effectiveness of the sanctions regime being imposed on Russia, China clearly hopes to weaken the compliance mechanism that keeps that order working and under American control. Beijing probably also has an eye on blunting the effectiveness of this particular mechanism so that it...2022 March 25, Andrew Latham, “Three reasons why the China-Russia alliance is deepening”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2022
    Synonyms:
    SMO, SVO

Questions about special military operations

What is special military operations the plural of?
Special military operations is the plural of special military operation.

Words near special military operations in the dictionary

  1. special linear groups
  2. special master
  3. special masters
  4. special measures
  5. special military operation
  6. special military operations
  7. special move
  8. special moves
  9. special name
  10. special names
  11. special needs

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