"contested" meaning in English

See contested in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more contested [comparative], most contested [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} contested (comparative more contested, superlative most contested)
  1. Controversial; contentious; debated. Derived forms: incontested, noncontested, uncontested Translations (controversial): contendido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-contested-en-adj-lYOXy-9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} contested
  1. simple past and past participle of contest Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: contest
    Sense id: en-contested-en-verb-hoDGYTTJ
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