"urban warfare" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} urban warfare
  1. combat conducted in towns and cities Wikipedia link: urban warfare Translations (type of military conflict): 城鎮戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 城镇战 (chéngzhènzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 巷戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 巷战 (xiàngzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kaupunkisota (Finnish), शहरी जंग (śahrī jaṅg) (Hindi), नगरीय युद्ध (nagrīya yuddh) (Hindi), शहरी युद्ध (śahrī yuddh) (Hindi), 市街戦 (shigaisen) (alt: しがいせん) (Japanese)

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