heypolyglot
Italian

bellico

/ˈbɛl.li.ko/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,421

Meaning

war-related

  • related to war
  • used in war or military conflict

In a sentence

Il museo racconta il passato bellico della città.

The museum tells the city's wartime past.

Questo documento riguarda un conflitto bellico?

Does this document concern an armed conflict?

La zona non ha più un ruolo bellico.

The area no longer has a military role in wartime.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
bellicomasculine · singular
bellicafeminine · singular
bellicimasculine · plural
bellichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Formal adjective, common in news and history.
  • Often in expressions like conflitto bellico or industria bellica.
  • Not used for personal feelings; use aggressivo, violento, etc.

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