Engaged in warfare, warring.
Eager to go to war, warlike.
Of or pertaining to war.
A state or other armed participant in warfare
The UN sent a treaty proposal to the belligerents.
From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).
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