invasion

Definition of Invasion in English :

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Noun

1. invasion

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

2. encroachment, intrusion, invasion

any entry into an area not previously occupied

Example Sentences:
'an invasion of tourists'
'an invasion of locusts'

3. invasion

(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body

Example Sentences:
'the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Invasion

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noun

1.

the act of invading with armed forces

2.

any encroachment or intrusion

an invasion of rats

3.

the onset or advent of something harmful, esp of a disease

4. pathology

the spread of cancer from its point of origin into surrounding tissues

5.

the movement of plants to a new area or to an area to which they are not native

Invasion

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noun

an invading or being invaded

; specif.,

a.

an entering or being entered by an attacking military force

b.

an intrusion or infringement

c.

the onset, appearance, or spread of something

Invasion

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n.

1. The act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer.

2. The entry into bodily tissue and subsequent proliferation of an injurious entity, such as a pathogen or tumor.

3. An intrusion or encroachment: Your reading her diary was an invasion of her privacy.

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