The country was under occupation/under partitions
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Is the expression under partitions commonly used in English when describing a country that is being occupied by a 2 or more foreign invaders? I suppose we can say that a country is under occupation but perhaps the meaning is slightly different.
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A country can be partitioned by an occupying force; I've neither heard of nor can I find a reference to "occupation under partitions"; a country could, for example, be described as "partitioned under occupation" or "occupied and subsequently partitioned".
- A country can be partitioned by an occupying force; I've neither heard of nor can I find a reference to "occupation under partitions"; a country could, for example, be described as "partitioned under occupation" or "occupied and subsequently partitioned".
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A country can be partitioned by an occupying force; I've neither heard of nor can I find a reference to "occupation under partitions"; a country could, for example, be described as "partitioned under occupation" or "occupied and subsequently partitioned".
0Perfect StrangerIs the expression under partitions commonly used in English
No, but "under partition" is.
0Perfect StrangerIs the expression under partitions commonly used in English when describing a country that is being occupied by a 2 or more foreign invaders?
No. You could say that it is partitioned or has been partitioned.
Perfect StrangerI suppose we can say that a country is under occupation
That or occupied.
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