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A person who has served in the armed forces during a war, as contrasted with one who served entirely during peacetime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: veteran, person
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
krigsveteran
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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Dutch:
oud-strijder
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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Finnish:
sotaveteraani
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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French:
ancien combattant
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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German:
Kriegsveteran
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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Norwegian Bokmål:
krigsveteran
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
krigsveteran
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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Polish:
weteran (wojenny)
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war
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Swedish:
krigsveteran
— person who has served in the armed forces during a war