battleground

 [bat-l-feeld]  

bat·tle·field

   [bat-l-feeld]
noun
1.
the field or ground on which a battle is fought.
2.
an area of contention, conflict, or hostile opposition: During that era the classroom became a battlefield of incompatible ideologies.
Also called bat·tle·ground  [bat-l-ground] .

Origin:
1805–15; battle1 + field
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battlefield or battleground (ˈbætəlˌfiːld, ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd)
 
—n
the place where a battle is fought; an area of conflict
 
battleground or battleground
 
—n

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