battleground

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/

Noun

battleground (plural battlegrounds)

1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.

   The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.

2. (figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.

   Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

Synonyms

• battlefield

Translations

• French: champ de bataille

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