Definition of Invasions. Meaning of Invasions. Synonyms of Invasions

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Definition of Invasions

Invasion
Invasion In*va"sion, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See Invade.] 1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass. 2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder. 3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease. Syn: Invasion, Irruption, Inroad. Usage: Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and injury.

Meaning of Invasions from wikipedia

- ****ociated with invasions, they are usually strategic in planning and execution.[not verified in body] Archaeological evidence indicates that invasions have been...
- failed invasions also demonstrated one of the Mongols' weaknesses: the inability to mount naval invasions successfully. The Mongol invasions are an early...
- Elton's 1958 book The Ecology of Invasion by Animals and Plants which creates a generalized picture of biological invasions. Studies remained sp**** until...
- Italian historiography translate to "barbarian invasions", or even "barbaric invasions" (French: Invasions barbares, Italian: Invasioni barbariche). Historians...
- The Barbarian Invasions (French: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French **** comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand and starring...
- Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan, 1920 Soviet invasion of Armenia, 1920 Red Army invasion of Georgia, 1921 Soviet invasion of Xinjiang, 1934 Soviet invasion of...
- ****anese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 called...
- The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368)...
- century BC invasion of Vietnam by Ân tribes. 431–404 BC multiple invasions of Athens and allies by Sparta and allies; multiple invasions of Spartan allies...
- drug would later also be used, this time officially distributed, in the invasions of France and the USSR. Polish forces abandoned the regions of Pomerelia...