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cobelligerent

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From co- + belligerent.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: våbenbroder — unofficial ally
  • Finnish: kanssasotija — unofficial ally
  • French: cobelligérant — unofficial ally
  • German: Kriegsverbündeter — unofficial ally
  • German: Kriegsverbündeter — unofficial ally
  • German: Verbündeter — unofficial ally
  • German: Verbündete — unofficial ally
  • Manx: co-chaggee — unofficial ally
  • Manx: co-chaggeyder — unofficial ally
  • Polish: państwo sojusznicze — unofficial ally
  • Romanian: cobeligerant — unofficial ally
  • Swedish: bundsförvant — unofficial ally
  • Turkish: müttefik — unofficial ally