cobelligerent
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cobelligerent
First recorded in 1805–15; co- + belligerent
Example Sentences
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Another, Italy's Vittorio Emanuele III, is a somewhat down-at-the-heel cobelligerent of the United Nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
But, economically, cobelligerent Italy looms as a headache.
From Time Magazine Archive
It meant more to the future of Allied military and political operations than any weight which cobelligerent Italy might some day bring to bear against the Nazi.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain and the U.S. of Italy's re-entry into the war as a cobelligerent.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the line between cobelligerent and ally was hard to draw.
From Time Magazine Archive
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