battleground

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/

Noun

figuratively US abbreviation alt-of ellipsis

A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. / (figuratively) Any place or situation of dispute or contention / (figuratively) Any subject of dispute or contention.

Japanese Meaning

戦場（戦いが行われる場所） / 争いの場（比喩的に、対立や論争のある状況や場所） / 論争の的（比喩的に、争いの対象となる事柄）

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The ancient valley became a battleground for rival clans fighting for control of the river.

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古代の渓谷は川の支配を巡って争う対立する氏族たちの戦場となった。

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A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.

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Sense（2）

(figuratively) Any place or situation of dispute or contention

And now the two of them are lost in a screaming battleground

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(figuratively) Any subject of dispute or contention.

Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

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(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.

Mr. Biden, the former vice president, is ahead of Mr. Trump in the Northern battlegrounds of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, as well as in the Sun Belt states of Florida and Arizona, according to a poll of likely voters conducted by The New York Times and Siena College.

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battlegrounds

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