Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/imbaˈsjon/

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Translation

invasion

Word origin

From Latin invasio, from invadere ('to invade'), from in- ('into') plus vadere ('to go').

Origin
Latin
Root
invasio
English cognates
invasion, invade, evade

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralinvasiones

Examples

amanecer.

The invasion began at dawn.

sufrió extranjera.

The country suffered a foreign invasion.

resistieron .

The soldiers resisted the invasion for weeks.

privacidad.

That was an invasion of privacy.

¿ ?

How did they manage to stop the invasion?

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This word is part of lesson 64.