"home front" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: home fronts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} home front (plural home fronts)
  1. The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; specifically, the civilian sphere supporting the military's efforts in a war. Wikipedia link: home front Synonyms: home-front, homefront Translations (civilian sphere): թիկունք (tʻikunkʻ) (Armenian), arxa cəbhə (Azerbaijani), rereguarda [feminine] (Catalan), 大後方 /大后方 (dàhòufāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 後方 /后方 (hòufāng) (Chinese Mandarin), thuisfront [neuter] (Dutch), kotirintama (Finnish), front intérieur [masculine] (French), Heimatfront [feminine] (German), fronta baile [masculine] (Irish), 銃後 (jūgo) (alt: じゅうご) (Japanese), тыл (tyl) (Kazakh), тыл (tyl) [masculine] (Russian)

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