"war zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war zones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war zone (plural war zones)
  1. A region where war is ongoing. Translations (region of ongoing war): зо́на вайско́вых дзе́янняў (alt: zóna vajskóvyx dzéjannjaў) [feminine] (Belarusian), зо́на баявы́х дзе́янняў (alt: zóna bajavýx dzéjannjaў) [feminine] (Belarusian), ပဋိပက္ခဒေသ (pa.ti.pakhka.desa.) (Burmese), 戰區 (Chinese Mandarin), 战区 (zhànqū) (Chinese Mandarin), krigszone [common-gender] (Danish), kampzone [common-gender] (Danish), oorlogsgebied [neuter] (Dutch), sotatoimialue (Finnish), théâtre d’opération [masculine] (French), zone de guerre [feminine] (French), Kriegsgebiet [neuter] (German), zona di guerra [feminine] (Italian), 交戦地帯 (kōsen chitai) (alt: こうせんちたい) (Japanese), តំបន់សង្គ្រាម (tɑmbɑn sɑɑsɑngkriəm) (Khmer), 교전 지역 (gyojeon jiyeok) (alt: 交戰地域) (Korean), kauhanga riri (Maori), strefa wojny [feminine] (Polish), strefa wojenna [feminine] (Polish), zona de guerra [feminine] (Portuguese), зо́на вое́нных де́йствий (zóna vojénnyx déjstvij) [feminine] (Russian), зо́на боевы́х де́йствий (zóna bojevýx déjstvij) [feminine] (Russian), zona de guerra [feminine] (Spanish), krigszon [common-gender] (Swedish), зо́на військови́х дій (zóna vijsʹkovýx dij) [feminine] (Ukrainian), зо́на бойови́х дій (zóna bojovýx dij) [feminine] (Ukrainian), vùng chiến sự (Vietnamese), chiến trường (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-war_zone-en-noun-VNpCHNWT Disambiguation of 'region of ongoing war': 55 43 2
  2. A region where structures are damaged or in disarray, appearing similar to the effects of a military conflict.
    Sense id: en-war_zone-en-noun-EmW78a5S
  3. By extension, any area with a significant display of damage or disarray.
    Sense id: en-war_zone-en-noun-oR~l-eDN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 59

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      "sense": "region of ongoing war",
      "word": "vùng chiến sự"
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