HyperDic: counterinsurgency

English > 1 sense of the word *counterinsurgency*:
NOUN	act	counterinsurgency, pacification	actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

counterinsurgency > pronunciation
Sounds	kaw.nerihnser'jhahnsiy; kaw.nterihnser'jhahnsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *counterinsurgency*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency.
Synonym	pacification
Broader	conflict, struggle, battle	An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Spanish	contragolpe
Adjectives	counterinsurgent	of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency