bel·lig·er·ent /-rənt/
 (a.)好戰的,交戰的,交戰國的
 Bel·lig·er·ent a.
 1. Waging war; carrying on war. “Belligerent powers.”
 2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
 Bel·lig·er·ent, n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
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 belligerent
      adj 1: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight;
             "aggressive acts against another country"; "a
             belligerent tone" [syn: aggressive]
      2: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a
         fighting war" [syn: fighting, militant, war-ridden,
         warring]
      n : someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler,
           fighter, scrapper]