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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Belligerent

/bəl-ĭj'-ẽr-ənt/ · Bel·lig·er·ent · IPA /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/
01 a. Waging war; carrying on war.
  1. 1.
    Waging war; carrying on war.
  2. 2.
    Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
02 n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
  1. 1.
    A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.