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COUNTERINSURGENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does counterinsurgent mean?
• COUNTERINSURGENT (adjective)
The adjective COUNTERINSURGENT has 1 sense:
1. of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
Familiarity information: COUNTERINSURGENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COUNTERINSURGENT (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
counterinsurgency (actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency)
Derivation:
counterinsurgency (actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency)
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