Meaning

3 senses
  1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.

    The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.

    a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

  2. (figuratively)Any place or situation of dispute or contention.

  3. (figuratively)Any subject of dispute or contention.

    Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The soldier died on the battleground.

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  2. Sami's house is turning into a battleground.

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  3. Ukraine has become a battleground of empires.

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  4. Mail-in ballots are still being counted in key battleground states.

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  5. Fadil and Layla's married life was a battleground.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From battle + ground.

From battle + ground.

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Forms

plural: battlegrounds

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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