battle in English: A fight between two armies or two groups, usually as part of a war. (noun)

Translation

A fight between two armies or two groups, usually as part of a war.

Word origin

From Old French bataille, from Latin battuere meaning to beat.

Gender

Pluralbattles

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A war is long; a battle is one fight inside it.

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"Battle" can mean any hard struggle, not only a war.

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You have a "battle with" a problem.

war

A time of fighting between countries or large groups of people.

fight

To try to hurt or beat another person or group, often with hands or weapons.

army

A large group of soldiers who fight for their country on land.

soldier

A person who fights for their country as part of an army.

win

To come first in a game, race, or fight, or to get something as a prize.

defeat

Losing a game, a fight or a war. As a verb it means to beat somebody in a game, a fight or a war.

military

Connected with soldiers, the army and war.

warrior

A person who fights in wars, especially long ago with a sword or a spear.

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