conflagration

ˌkɑnfləˈɡreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of conflagration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

disasterlarge fire destroying many things

The conflagration consumed the entire forest.

blaze

inferno

wildfire

conflictlarge-scale conflict or war

The political tensions led to a regional conflagration.

conflict

war

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Images of conflagration

large fire destroying many things

Origin of conflagration

Latin, conflagrare (to burn) + -tion (action)

Examples of conflagration in a sentence

A conflagration in the warehouse caused massive losses.
The trade dispute escalated into a global conflagration.
The historical conflagration reshaped the continent's borders.

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French:conflagration, guerre, ...
German:Großfeuer, Konflagration, ...
Italian:conflagrazione, ...
Spanish:conflagración, guerra, ...
Portuguese:incêndio, conflagração, ...
Chinese:大火, 大战, ...
Japanese:大火災, 大規模紛争, ...
Arabic:حَرِيق هَائِل, صِراع مُسْتَعِر, ...
Hebrew:שְׂרֵיפָה, מִלְחָמָה כּוֹלֶלֶת, ...
Russian:пожар, конфронтация, ...
Ukrainian:пожежа, конфронтація, ...
Hindi:दावानल, महासंग्राम, ...
Bengali:ভয়াবহ অগ্নিকাণ্ড, বৃহৎ সংঘাত, ...
Catalan:conflagració, conflicte, ...
Czech:požár, válečný požár, ...
Danish:storbrand, storkrig, ...
Dutch:vuurzee, brandhaard, ...
Greek:πυρκαγιά, πολεμική σύρραξη, ...
Hungarian:tűzvész, háború, ...
Khmer:អគ្គិភ័យដ៏ធំ, សង្គ្រាមធំ, ...
Korean:대화재, 대규모 분쟁, ...
Persian:حریق, جنگ, ...
Polish:pożoga, konflagracja, ...
Portuguese (BR):conflagração, conflito, ...
Romanian:incendiu, conflagrație, ...
Swedish:brandkatastrof, konflagration, ...
Thai:ไฟไหม้ครั้งใหญ่, สงครามใหญ่, ...
Turkish:yangın, ...
Vietnamese:hỏa hoạn, chiến tranh, ...

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