Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian battaglia or French bataille.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бата́лия (batálijaf inan (genitive бата́лии, nominative plural бата́лии, genitive plural бата́лий)

  1. (dated, poetic) battle
    Synonym: сраже́ние (sražénije)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) fight, clash, row, squabble
    слове́сные бата́лииslovésnyje batáliiwar of words

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