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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invasion \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf F. invasion. See {Invade}.] 1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass. 2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder. 3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as the invasion of a disease. Syn: {Invasion}, {Irruption}, {Inroad}. Usage: Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and injury. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: invasion n 1: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder 2: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"; "a viral invasion" [syn: {encroachment}, {intrusion}]
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