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guerrilla warfare

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 游擊戰 /游击战 (yóujízhàn) — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Chinese Mandarin: 游擊戰爭 /游击战争 (yóují zhànzhēng) — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Danish: guerillakrig — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Dutch: guerrillaoorlog — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Dutch: partizanenstrijd — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Finnish: sissisota — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Finnish: sissisodankäynti — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • French: guérilla — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Georgian: პარტიზანული ომი (ṗarṭizanuli omi) — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • German: Guerillakrieg — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • German: Guerillataktiken — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • German: Partisanenkrieg — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Greek: ανταρτοπόλεμος (antartopólemos) — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Greek: αντάρτικο (antártiko) — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Icelandic: skæruhernaður — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Italian: guerriglia — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Māori: tukipoto — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Polish: wojna partyzancka — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Polish: partyzantka — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Russian: партизанская война (partizanskaja vojna) — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Spanish: guerra de guerrillas — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Swahili: vita vya msituni — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Swedish: gerillakrig — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Thai: สงครามกองโจร — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Turkish: gerilla savaşı — fighting using groups of irregular troops
  • Ukrainian: партизанська війна (partyzansʹka vijna) — fighting using groups of irregular troops