"war hero" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: war heroes [plural], war-hero [alternative], warhero [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} war hero (plural war heroes)
  1. Someone who commits an act of heroism in a combat setting. Related terms: war veteran Translations (Translations): qazi (Azerbaijani), 戰鬥英雄 /战斗英雄 (zhàndòu yīngxióng) (Chinese Mandarin), oorlogsheld [masculine] (Dutch), sotasankari (Finnish), héros de guerre [masculine] (French), Kriegsheld [masculine] (German), eroe di guerra [masculine] (Italian), Kjriejeshelt [masculine] (Plautdietsch), bohater wojenny [masculine] (Polish), héroe de guerra (Spanish), shujaa wa vita (Swahili), krigshjälte [common-gender] (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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