cobelligerent

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noun

Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.

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Meanings

nouncobelligerent (plural cobelligerents)

plural cobelligerents

  1. Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.
adjectivecobelligerent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCarrying on war in conjunction with another power.

Origin

From co- + belligerent.

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Translations

Danish våbenbroder
  • våbenbroderunofficial ally
Finnish kanssasotija
  • kanssasotijaunofficial ally
French cobelligérant
  • cobelligérantunofficial ally
German Kriegsverbündeter, Kriegsverbündeter
  • Kriegsverbündeterunofficial ally
  • Kriegsverbündeterunofficial ally
  • Verbündeterunofficial ally
  • Verbündeteunofficial ally
Polish państwo sojusznicze
  • państwo sojuszniczeunofficial ally
Romanian cobeligerant
  • cobeligerantunofficial ally
Swedish bundsförvant
  • bundsförvantunofficial ally
Turkish müttefik
  • müttefikunofficial ally
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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