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Anyone else find it hilarious that wiki uses the word "Belligerents" to label the list of warring nations?
Is that not what "Belligerent" means?
Calling someone belligerent is general done as an insult. So yes in typical Wiki fashion they are technically using the word correctly. But if read with connotation then it reads more like “here’s the list of assholes.”
No, ”belligerent” literally means “a party in a conflict “ (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belligerent). It also has the meaning that someone is prone to conflict.