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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sensō eiga
"その戦争映画は多くの観客を感動させた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A motion picture that deals with warfare, typically featuring combat scenes, military strategy, and the psychological impact of armed conflict on soldiers and civilians.
"The director won an Academy Award for his gritty and realistic war movie depicting the front lines." - 2
A film genre centered on historical or fictional military campaigns and battles.
"He spent the entire weekend watching classic war movies from the 1960s."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'war', originating from Old English 'wǣr' (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *werra-), combined with 'movie', a shortened form of 'moving picture' dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century. The compound term emerged alongside the development of the film industry to categorize cinematic works focused on warfare and combat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "War movie" is said worldwide
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film de guerre
Transliteration: film de ɡɛʁ
"Il adore regarder des films de guerre le dimanche."
Kriegsfilm
Transliteration: ˈkʁiːksˌfɪlm
"Der neue Kriegsfilm basiert auf wahren Begebenheiten."
film di guerra
Transliteration: film di ˈɡwɛrra
"Quel film di guerra ha vinto molti premi."
película bélica
Transliteration: peˈli.ku.la ˈbe.li.ka
"Anoche vimos una impresionante película bélica."
filme de guerra
Transliteration: ˈfiw.mi dʒi ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ
"Ele prefere assistir a filmes de guerra cheios de ação."
युद्ध फ़िल्म
Transliteration: yuddh film
"यह एक बेहतरीन युद्ध फ़िल्म है।"
战争片
Transliteration: zhànzhēng piàn
"这部战争片场面非常宏大。"
전쟁 영화
Transliteration: jeonjaeng yeonghwa
"그는 역사적인 전쟁 영화를 좋아한다."
戦争映画
Transliteration: sensō eiga
"その戦争映画は多くの観客を感動させた。"
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