Meaning of proxy war | Babel Free
Definitions
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.
Equivalents
العربية
حَرْب بِالوِكَالَة
Dansk
stedfortræderkrig
Deutsch
Stellvertreterkrieg
Español
guerra subsidiaria
Suomi
sijaissota
Italiano
guerra per procura
日本語
代理戦争
한국어
대리 전쟁
Português
guerra por procuração
ไทย
สงครามตัวแทน
Türkçe
vekâlet savaşı
Examples
“With the enhanced insurgent firepower and with Russia steadily raising the number of airstrikes against the government’s opponents, the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and Russia.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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