invasion
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
invasion (countable and uncountable, plural invasions)
- A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
- 2022 July 7, “Inspired by Ukraine, civilians study urban warfare in Taiwan”, in France 24[1], archived from the original on 07 July 2022[2]:
- Yeh actually works in marketing, and his weapon is a replica -- but he is spending the weekend attending an urban warfare workshop to prepare for what he sees as the very real threat of a Chinese invasion.
- The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
- an invasion of mobile phones
- an invasion of bees
- an invasion of foreign tourists
- (medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.
- (surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.
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military action
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin invāsiōnem, nominative of invāsiō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
invasion f (plural invasions)
- invasion
- armée d'invasion ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- troupes d'invasion ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Further readingEdit
- “invasion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
Middle FrenchEdit
NounEdit
invasion f (plural invasions)
OccitanEdit
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NounEdit
invasion f (plural invasions)
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin invāsiō.
NounEdit
invasion c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of invasion | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | invasion | invasionen | invasioner | invasionerna |
Genitive | invasions | invasionens | invasioners | invasionernas |