war party

noun

A group of warriors, soldiers, etc., assembled to carry out a military attack.

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Meanings

nounwar party (plural war parties)

plural war parties

  1. A group of warriors, soldiers, etc., assembled to carry out a military attack.

    A messenger came down from the war party on the hill.

    1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, A Man Called Horse; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 183

Translations

Finnish sotajoukko
  • sotajoukkogroup of people
Māori taua
  • tauagroup of people
Swedish krigarskara
  • krigarskaragroup of people
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APA

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MLA

“war party.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20party. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war party,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20party.

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