cobelligerent

See also: belligerent and co-belligerent

English

Etymology

co- +‎ belligerent

Noun

cobelligerent (plural cobelligerents)

Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.

Translations

unofficial ally

Danish: våbenbroder c
Finnish: kanssasotija
French: cobelligérant (fr) m
German: Kriegsverbündeter m, Kriegsverbündeter f, Verbündeter (de) m, Verbündete (de) f
Manx: co-chaggee m, co-chaggeyder m
Polish: państwo sojusznicze n
Romanian: cobeligerant (ro) m
Swedish: bundsförvant (sv) c
Turkish: müttefik (tr)

Adjective

cobelligerent (not comparable)

Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.

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