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German
Etymology
From Verteidigung + -s- + Krieg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsˌkʁiːk/
- Hyphenation: Ver‧tei‧di‧gungs‧krieg
Noun
Verteidigungskrieg m (strong, genitive Verteidigungskrieges or Verteidigungskriegs, plural Verteidigungskriege)
- (international law) defensive war (one of the causes that justify war by the criteria of the Just War tradition)
- Coordinate term: Angriffskrieg
Declension
Declension of Verteidigungskrieg
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