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invasion

[ in-vey-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
  2. the entrance or advent of anything troublesome or harmful, as disease.
  3. entrance as if to take possession or overrun:

    the annual invasion of the resort by tourists.

  4. infringement by intrusion.


invasion

/ ɪ²Ôˈ±¹±ðɪÏôÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of invading with armed forces
  2. any encroachment or intrusion

    an invasion of rats

  3. the onset or advent of something harmful, esp of a disease
  4. pathol the spread of cancer from its point of origin into surrounding tissues
  5. the movement of plants to a new area or to an area to which they are not native
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ði²Ô·±¹²¹î€ƒs¾±´Ç²Ô adjective
  • °ù±ði²Ô·±¹²¹î€ƒs¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of invasion1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin ¾±²Ô±¹Äå²õÄ«´Ç²Ô- (stem of ¾±²Ô±¹Äå²õ¾±Å ), equivalent to ¾±²Ô±¹Äå²õ ( us ), past participle of ¾±²Ô±¹Äå»å±ð°ù±ð + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion; invade
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Which is this: for months Donald Trump's team avoided criticising Putin and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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But the group is no longer the force it was since being dealt a devastating blow in Israel's bombing campaign and invasion of Lebanon, which followed the pager attacks, and faces serious challenges.

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The US imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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They had been deployed to Lithuania as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve – a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Nato has expanded to include Finland and Sweden, as a direct result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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