invasion

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See also: Invasion and invasión

English

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Etymology

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

invasion (countable and uncountable, plural invasions)

  1. 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, archived from the original on 07 July 2022‎:
      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.
  2. 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
  3. (medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.
  4. (surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin invāsiōnem, nominative of invāsiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

  1. invasion
    armée d’invasion ― invasion army
    troupes d’invasion ― invasion troops

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Anagrams

Middle French

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

  1. invasion

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin invāsiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

  1. invasion

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin invāsiō.

Noun

invasion c

  1. invasion

Declension

Declension of invasion 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative invasion invasionen invasioner invasionerna
Genitive invasions invasionens invasioners invasionernas

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