special military operation
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special military operation
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2022, Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija), a phrase used by Vladimir Putin upon launching an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, when he said he had "decided to launch a special military operation."
noun special military operations
- A military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. By undermining the effectiveness of the sanctions regime being imposed on Russia, China clearly hopes to weaken the compliance mechanism that keeps that order working and under American control. Beijing probably also has an eye on blunting the effectiveness of this particular mechanism so that it ca
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noun a military campaign resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
| Español | operación militar especial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 특수군사작전 teuksugunsajakjeon |
| 日本語 | 特別軍事作戦 tokubetsu gunji sakusen |
| 中文 | 特別軍事行動 /特别军事行动 tèbié jūnshì xíngdòng |
| हिन्दी | विशिष्ट सैन्य अभियान viśiṣṭ sainya abhiyān |
| Français | opération militaire spéciale |
| Deutsch | Sondermilitäroperation, Spezial-Militäroperation |
| Italiano | operazione militare speciale |
| Ελληνικά | ειδική στρατιωτική επιχείρηση eidikí stratiotikí epicheírisi |
| Română | operațiune militară specială |
| Русский | специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija, спецопера́ция specoperácija, СВО SVO |
| Tiếng Việt | chiến dịch quân sự đặc biệt, hành động quân sự đặc biệt, nhiệm vụ quân sự đặc biệt |
| العربية | عَمَلِيَّةٌ عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ ʕamaliyyatun ʕaskariyyatun ḵāṣṣatun |
| עברית | מבצע צבאי מיוחד mivtsá ts'va'í m'yukhád |
Talk about this word "special military operation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/special%20military%20operation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. special military operation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/special%20military%20operation "special military operation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/special%20military%20operation.Cite this
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title = {special military operation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/special%20military%20operation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
