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theater of war

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The area in which armed conflict takes place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A subject that is highly contentious; an area of conflict.

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Usage: figuratively

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noun

Meaning 3

the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: theatre of war

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: region

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَسْرَح حَرْب (masraḥ ḥarb) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Armenian: ռազմաբեմ (ṙazmabem) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Belarusian: тэа́тр вае́нных дзе́янняў (teátr vajénnyx dzjéjannjaw) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Belarusian: тэа́тар вае́нных дзе́яньняў (teátar vajénnyx dzjéjanʹnjaw) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Belarusian: ТВД (TVD) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Chinese Cantonese: 戰區 /战区 (zin3 keoi1) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰區 /战区 (zhànqū) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Czech: válčiště — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Czech: dějiště vojenských operací — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Danish: krigsskueplads — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Dutch: strijdtoneel — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Finnish: sotanäyttämö — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • French: théâtre des opérations — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Georgian: საომარ მოქმედებათა თეატრი (saomar mokmedebata teaṭri) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • German: Kriegsschauplatz — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Gujarati: રણમેદાન (raṇmedān) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Hebrew: זִירָה (zirá) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Hungarian: hadszíntér — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Italian: teatro delle operazioni — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Japanese: 戦域 (sen'iki) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Korean: 전구 (jeon'gu) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Korean: 전역 (jeonyeok) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Latvian: karadarbības teātris — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Lithuanian: karo teatras — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krigsskueplass — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Polish: teatr wojny — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Polish: teatr działań wojennych — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Portuguese: teatro de guerra — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Portuguese: teatro de operações — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Romanian: teatru de război — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Russian: теа́тр вое́нных де́йствий (teátr vojénnyx déjstvij) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Russian: ТВД (TVD) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Serbo-Croatian: ра̏тӣште — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Serbo-Croatian: бо̏јӣште — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȁtīšte — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȍjīšte — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Slovak: dejisko bojových operácií — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Slovak: dejisko vojnových operácií — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Spanish: teatro de operaciones — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Swedish: krigsskådeplats — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Turkish: askerî saha — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Ukrainian: теа́тр воє́нних дій (teátr vojénnyx dij) — the area in which armed conflict takes place
  • Ukrainian: ТВД (TVD) — the area in which armed conflict takes place