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Definitions of belligerent in various dictionaries:
noun - someone who fights (or is fighting)
adj - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
adj - engaged in war
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| Often an adjective, it's also a noun meaning a country at war |
| From the Latin for "waging war", it means aggressively hostile |
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| wishing to fight or argue: |
| fighting a war: |
| eager to fight or argue: |
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A belligerent (lat. bellum gerere, "to wage war") is an individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner, such as engaging in combat. Belligerent comes from Latin, literally meaning "one who wages war". Unlike the use of belligerent as an adjective to mean aggressive, its use as a noun does not necessarily imply that a belligerent country is an aggressor. * In times of war, belligerent countries can be contrasted with neutral countries, and non-belligerents. However, the application of the laws of war to neutral countries and the responsibilities of belligerents are not affected by any distinction between neutral countries, neutral powers or non-belligerents a non-belligerent may nevertheless risk being considered a belligerent if it aids or supports a belligerent in a way that is proscribed by neutral countries. * An interesting use of the term arose during the American Civil War, when the Confederate States of America, though not recognized as a sovereign state, |