Definition
A place where a battle is fought; any area of intense conflict or competition.
Etymology
Compound word from 'battle' (from Old French 'bataille') and 'ground' (from Old English 'grund'). The literal military sense predates the metaphorical use for any contested area or issue, which became common in political discourse by the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Battleground transforms ordinary spaces into historically charged landscapes - a field becomes Gettysburg, a beach becomes Normandy. In modern usage, calling something a 'battleground state' in elections shows how military metaphors colonize our political imagination, making democracy sound like warfare.
Translations
ARالعربية
ساحة المعركة
sahhah al-maarakah
CSČeština
bojíště
boh-ee-shteh
DADansk
slagmark
slahkh-mahrk
DEDeutsch
Schlachtfeld
shlahkht-felt
ELΕλληνικά
περιοχή
peh-ree-oh-khee
ESEspañol
campo de batalla
kahm-poh deh bah-tah-yah
FISuomi
taistelukenttä
tah-steh-loo kehn-teh
FRFrançais
champ de bataille
shahm deh bah-tah-y
HEעברית
שדה לחימה
sadeh lachimah
HIहिन्दी
युद्ष क्षेत्र
yudh kshetra
HUMagyar
csatamező
chah-tah-meh-zoh
IDBahasa Indonesia
medan pertempuran
meh-dahn pehr-tehm-poo-rahhn
ITItaliano
campo di battaglia
kahm-poh dee bah-tah-lee-ah
KO한국어
파피백 소년
dae-tae gamsi
NLNederlands
slagveld
slahkh-veld
NONorsk
slagmark
slahkh-mahrk
PLPolski
pole bitwy
poh-leh beet-vah
PTPortuguês
campo de batalha
kahm-poh deh bah-tah-lyah
RORomână
c\u00e2mp de lupt\u0103
kahm-p deh loo-ptah
RUРусский
поле битвы
poh-leh beet-vah
SVSvenska
slagfält
slahkh-felt
THไทย
อันทัน บ้เต็น
sabai kong thap
TRTürkçe
sava\u015f alan\u0131
sah-vahsh ah-lah-nee
UKУкраїнська
поле битви
poh-leh beet-vah
VITiếng Việt
sẩn đương
sanh doanh
ZH中文
戦地
zh\u00e0n ch\u00e3ng