In the early 1990s, the insurgency became more intense.
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Insurgency
//ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi//
Synonyms for "insurgency" (13 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (6)
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29 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَمَرُّد noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- عِصْيَان noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Bashkir
3 entries- баш күтәреү noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- ихтилал noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- күтәрелеш noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 叛亂 /叛乱 noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- 暴動 /暴动 noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- 起義 /起义 noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Czech
2 entries- povstání noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- vzpoura noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Danish
1 entries- oprør noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Finnish
1 entries- kapina noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Hindi
1 entries- विद्रोह noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Japanese
1 entries- 内乱 noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Korean
1 entries- 분란전 noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Latin
2 entries- rebellium noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- rebelliō noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Polish
2 entries- insurekcja noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- powstanie noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Portuguese
1 entries- insurgência noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Romanian
1 entries- insurgență noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Russian
3 entries- бунт noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- восста́ние noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
- мяте́ж noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Swedish
1 entries- uppror noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Telugu
1 entries- తిరుగుబాటు noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Thai
1 entries- กบฏ noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Turkish
1 entries- isyan noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cuộc nổi dậy noun (rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent)
Sample sentences
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The mayor was killed in an ambush during the height of the insurgency.
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Tom headed a guerrilla insurgency against French colonial rule.
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The socialist insurgency expropriated the Apostolic Palace.
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