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battleground

/ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/ noun

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  1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
    The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.
  2. Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
  3. Any subject of dispute or contention.
    Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.

Origin

From battle + ground.

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