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A military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, neologism
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: SMO, SVO
Antonyms: none provided
2022, Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija), a phrase used by Vladimir Putin upon launching an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, when he said he had "decided to launch a special military operation."
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
operacion special ushtarak
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Arabic:
عَمَلِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ
(ʕamaliyyatun ʕaskariyyatun ḵāṣṣatun)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Armenian:
հատուկ ռազմական գործողություն
(hatuk ṙazmakan gorcoġutʻyun)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Azerbaijani:
xüsusi hərbi əməliyyat
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Belarusian:
спецыя́льная вае́нная апера́цыя
(spjecyjálʹnaja vajénnaja apjerácyja)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Belarusian:
спецыя́льная вайско́вая апера́цыя
(spjecyjálʹnaja vajskóvaja apjerácyja)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Belarusian:
СВО
(SVO)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Bengali:
বিশেষ সামরিক অভিযান
(biśeś śamrik obhijan)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Bulgarian:
специа́лна вое́нна опера́ция
(speciálna voénna operácija)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Chinese Mandarin:
特別軍事行動 /特别军事行动
(tèbié jūnshì xíngdòng)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Czech:
speciální vojenská operace
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Danish:
særlig militær operation
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Dutch:
speciale militaire operatie
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Estonian:
spetsiaalne sõjaline operatsioon
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Finnish:
sotilaallinen erikoisoperaatio
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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French:
opération militaire spéciale
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Georgian:
სპეციალური სამხედრო ოპერაცია
(sṗecialuri samxedro oṗeracia)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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German:
Sondermilitäroperation
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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German:
Spezial-Militäroperation
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Greek:
ειδική στρατιωτική επιχείρηση
(eidikí stratiotikí epicheírisi)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Hebrew:
מבצע צבאי מיוחד
(mivtsá ts'va'í m'yukhád)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Hindi:
विशिष्ट सैन्य अभियान
(viśiṣṭ sainya abhiyān)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Hungarian:
különleges hadművelet
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Hungarian:
különleges katonai művelet
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Icelandic:
sértæk hernaðaraðgerð
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Indonesian:
operasi militer khusus
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Irish:
oibríocht mhíleata speisialta
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Italian:
operazione militare speciale
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Japanese:
特別軍事作戦
(tokubetsu gunji sakusen)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Kalmyk:
шишлң цергә керг-үүлдвр
(şişlñ tsergä kerg-üüldvr)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Kazakh:
арнайы әскери операция
(arnaiy äskeri operasiä)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Kazakh:
АӘО
(AÄO)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Korean:
특수군사작전
(teuksugunsajakjeon)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Kyrgyz:
атайын аскердик операция
(atayın askerdik operatsiya)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Latvian:
īpaša militāra operācija
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Lithuanian:
ypatinga karine operacija
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Macedonian:
специјална воена операција
(specijalna voena operacija)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Malay:
operasi ketenteraan khas
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Maltese:
operazzjoni militari speċjali
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Mongolian:
тусгай цэргийн ажиллагаа
(tusgaj cergiin ažillagaa)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Norwegian Bokmål:
militær spesialoperasjon
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Iranian Persian:
عَمَلِیَّاتِ ویژِهٔ نِظامی
(amaliyyât-e viže-ye nezâmi)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Polish:
specjalna operacja wojskowa
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Romanian:
operațiune militară specială
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russian:
специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция
(speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russian:
спецопера́ция
(specoperácija)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russian:
СВО
(SVO)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Serbo-Croatian:
специјална војна операција
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Serbo-Croatian:
specijalna vojna operacija
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Slovak:
špeciálna vojenská operácia
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Slovene:
posebna vojaška operacija
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Spanish:
operación militar especial
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Swedish:
militär specialoperation
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Tagalog:
espesyal na operasyong militar
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Tajik:
амалиёти махсуси низомӣ
(amaliyot-i maxsus-i nizomi)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Thai:
ปฏิบัติการพิเศษทางทหาร
(bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan pí-sèet taang tá-hǎan)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Turkish:
özel askerî operasyon
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Turkmen:
ýörite harby operasiýa
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Ukrainian:
спеціа́льна воє́нна опера́ція
(speciálʹna vojénna operácija)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Ukrainian:
спецопера́ція
(specoperácija)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Ukrainian:
СВО
(SVO)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Urdu:
خُصُوصی فَوجی آپِریشَن
(xusūsī faujī āpireśan)
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Uzbek:
maxsus harbiy operatsiya
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Vietnamese:
chiến dịch quân sự đặc biệt
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Vietnamese:
hành động quân sự đặc biệt
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Vietnamese:
nhiệm vụ quân sự đặc biệt
— a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
