"battleground" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/ Forms: battlegrounds [plural]
Etymology: battle + ground Etymology templates: {{compound|en|battle|ground}} battle + ground Head templates: {{en-noun}} battleground (plural battlegrounds)
  1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
    Sense id: en-battleground-en-noun-cojd1lGQ
  2. (figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-battleground-en-noun-PkY7Rhm4
  3. (figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. Tags: figuratively Translations (subject of dispute): 戰場 (Chinese Mandarin), 战场 (zhànchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), champ de bataille (French), csatatér (Hungarian), ütközőpont (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-battleground-en-noun-rL4bNl9k Disambiguation of 'subject of dispute': 2 30 63 6
  4. (US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: battleground state Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-battleground-en-noun-VnFXrgcj Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 16 18 22 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 10 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 10 11 61 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: battlefield, battle ground, battle-ground Coordinate_terms: battlespace

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