"asymmetric warfare" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} asymmetric warfare (uncountable)
  1. Warfare between belligerents who have different strengths and weaknesses. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): War Synonyms: asymmetrical warfare Related terms: guerrilla warfare, hybrid warfare, irregular warfare, unconventional warfare Translations (Translations): asimmetriese oorlogvoering (Afrikaans), guerra asimétrica [feminine] (Asturian), асиметрична война (asimetrična vojna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), guerra asimètrica [feminine] (Catalan), 非對稱作戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 非对称作战 (fēi duìchèn zuòzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), asymetrická válka [feminine] (Czech), asymmetrisk krigsførelse (Danish), asymmetrisch conflict (Dutch), nesimetria milito (Esperanto), asümmeetriline sõda (Estonian), epäsymmetrinen sodankäynti (Finnish), guerre asymétrique [feminine] (French), asymmetrische Kriegführung [feminine] (German), לוחמה אסימטרית (Hebrew), guerra asimmetrica [feminine] (Italian), 非対称戦争 (Japanese), asymmetrisk krigføring (Norwegian), جنگ نامتقارن (Persian), konflikt asymetryczny [masculine] (Polish), guerra assimétrica [feminine] (Portuguese), război asimetric [neuter] (Romanian), асимметри́чная война́ (asimmetríčnaja vojná) [feminine] (Russian), asimetrično ratovanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), guerra asimétrica [feminine] (Spanish), asymmetrisk krigföring (Swedish), asimetrik savaş (Turkish), асиметри́чна війна́ (asymetrýčna vijná) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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