embattled

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[ɛmˈbatld], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces
(e.g: the embattled northern province)

- (of a building or part of a building) having battlements
(e.g: the church has a low embattled tower)


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