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Pronunciation / Transliteration: senjō
"兵士たちは遠い戦場へと向かった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where a battle is fought, typically associated with historical military engagements.
"The ancient battlefield was transformed into a national memorial park." - 2
Any arena of intense competition, conflict, or ideological struggle.
"The political debate quickly turned into a fierce battlefield of opposing ideologies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English and Old French roots, combining 'battle' (from Old French bataille, ultimately from Latin battalia) and 'field' (from Old English feld). Historically evolved from describing an actual piece of ground where a military engagement occurs to a figurative arena for any intense competition or conflict.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Battlefield" is said worldwide
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champ de bataille
Transliteration: shɑ̃ də ba.taj
"Les soldats ont courageusement traversé le champ de bataille."
Schlachtfeld
Transliteration: ˈʃlaxtˌfɛlt
"Das Schlachtfeld war voller historischer Artefakte."
campo di battaglia
Transliteration: ˈkampo di batˈtaʎʎa
"Visitare il campo di battaglia è stato un momento commovente."
campo de batalla
Transliteration: ˈkampo de baˈtaʎa
"El monumento conmemora a los caídos en el campo de batalla."
campo de batalha
Transliteration: ˈkɐ̃pu dʒi baˈtaʎɐ
"O antigo campo de batalha agora está coberto de verde."
युद्धक्षेत्र
Transliteration: yuddhakṣhetra
"वीर soldiers युद्धक्षेत्र में डटे रहे।"
战场
Transliteration: zhànchǎng
"硝烟弥漫的战场上回荡着号角声。"
전장
Transliteration: jeonjang
"그들은 치열한 전장에서 서로를 도왔다."
戦場
Transliteration: senjō
"兵士たちは遠い戦場へと向かった。"
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