Meanings
nountheater of war (plural theaters of war)
plural theaters of war · alternative theatre of war
- figurativelyA subject that is highly contentious; an area of conflict.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
Similar
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مَسْرَح حَرْب
- مَسْرَح حَرْب (masraḥ ḥarb)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Chinese Cantonese 戰區 /战区
- 戰區 /战区 (zin³ keoi¹)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Chinese Mandarin 戰區 /战区
- 戰區 /战区 (zhànqū)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Czech válčiště, dějiště vojenských operací
- válčištěthe area in which armed conflict takes place
- dějiště vojenských operacíthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Danish krigsskueplads
- krigsskuepladsthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Dutch strijdtoneel
- strijdtoneelthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Finnish sotanäyttämö
- sotanäyttämöthe area in which armed conflict takes place
French théâtre des opérations
- théâtre des opérationsthe area in which armed conflict takes place
German Kriegsschauplatz
- Kriegsschauplatzthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Hebrew זִירָה
- זִירָה (zirá)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Hungarian hadszíntér
- hadszíntérthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Italian teatro delle operazioni
- teatro delle operazionithe area in which armed conflict takes place
Japanese 戦域
- 戦域 (sen'iki)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Korean 전구, 전역
- 전구 (jeon'gu)the area in which armed conflict takes place
- 전역 (jeonyeok)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Latvian karadarbības teātris
- karadarbības teātristhe area in which armed conflict takes place
Lithuanian karo teatras
- karo teatrasthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Norwegian Bokmål krigsskueplass
- krigsskueplassthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Polish teatr wojny, teatr działań wojennych
- teatr wojnythe area in which armed conflict takes place
- teatr działań wojennychthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Portuguese teatro de guerra, teatro de operações
- teatro de guerrathe area in which armed conflict takes place
- teatro de operaçõesthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Romanian teatru de război
- teatru de războithe area in which armed conflict takes place
Russian теа́тр вое́нных де́йствий, ТВД
- теа́тр вое́нных де́йствий (teátr vojénnyx déjstvij)the area in which armed conflict takes place
- ТВД (TVD)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Slovak dejisko bojových operácií, dejisko vojnových operácií
- dejisko bojových operáciíthe area in which armed conflict takes place
- dejisko vojnových operáciíthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Spanish teatro de operaciones
- teatro de operacionesthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Swedish krigsskådeplats
- krigsskådeplatsthe area in which armed conflict takes place
Turkish askerî saha
- askerî sahathe area in which armed conflict takes place
Ukrainian теа́тр воє́нних дій, ТВД
- теа́тр воє́нних дій (teátr vojénnyx dij)the area in which armed conflict takes place
- ТВД (TVD)the area in which armed conflict takes place
Cite this entry
APA
theater of war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theater%20of%20war
MLA
“theater of war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theater%20of%20war. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theater of war,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theater%20of%20war.
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