Belligerent

a.	1.	Waging war; carrying on war.
	2.	Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
n.	1.	A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.

Noun	1.	belligerent - someone who fights (or is fighting) Synonyms: battler, combatant, fighter, scrapper
Adj.	1.	belligerent - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" Synonyms: aggressive
	2.	belligerent - engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" Synonyms: militant, war-ridden, warring, fighting

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