battlegroup

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noun

A grouping of several types of troops assembled to fight together.

OriginEnglish group ← Italian gruppo ← French groupe →
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Meanings

nounbattlegroup (plural battlegroups)

plural battlegroups

  1. governmentA grouping of several types of troops assembled to fight together.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*grewbʰ-
  8. Proto-Germanic*kruppaz
  9. Frankish*krupp
  10. Vulgar Latin*cruppus
  11. Italiangruppo
  12. Frenchgroupe
  13. Italiangruppo
  14. Englishgroup
  15. Englishbattlegroup

From battle + group.

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APA

battlegroup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlegroup

MLA

“battlegroup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlegroup. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “battlegroup,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlegroup.

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