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Referring to devices (typically weapons) intended to harm people in particular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
- An anti-personnel mine will kill a soldier but is ineffective against a tank.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h2énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English personnel English anti-personnel From anti- + personnel.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
反人員 /反人员
(fǎnrényuán)
— intended to harm people
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Georgian:
ქვეითსაწინააღმდეგო
(kveitsac̣inaaɣmdego)
— intended to harm people
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Georgian:
ცოცხალი ძალის საწინააღმდეგო
(cocxali ʒalis sac̣inaaɣmdego)
— intended to harm people
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Georgian:
ცოცხალი ძალის დასაზიანებელი
(cocxali ʒalis dasazianebeli)
— intended to harm people
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Japanese:
対人
(taijin)
— intended to harm people
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Korean:
대인
(daein)
— intended to harm people
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Korean:
인명 살상용
(inmyeong salsang'yong)
— intended to harm people
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Portuguese:
antipessoal
— intended to harm people
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Russian:
противопехо́тный
(protivopexótnyj)
— intended to harm people