Definitions for invasion
ɪnˈveɪ ʒənin·va·sion

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. invasion(noun)

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

2. invasion, encroachment, intrusion(noun)

   any entry into an area not previously occupied

   "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

3. invasion(noun)

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

   "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. invasion(Noun)

   A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

   Etymology: From invasion

2. invasion(Noun)

   the entry of a large group into a new area.

   Etymology: From invasion

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Invasion(noun)

   the act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass

2. Invasion(noun)

   a warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder

3. Invasion(noun)

   the incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease

Freebase(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Invasion

   An invasion is a military offensive in which large parts of the armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering, liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a territory, forcing the partition of a country, altering the established government or gaining concessions from said government, or a combination thereof. An invasion can be the cause of a war, be a part of a larger strategy to end a war, or it can constitute an entire war in itself. Due to the large scale of the operations associated with invasions, they are usually strategic in planning and execution.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Invasion

   See Invade.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. invasion

   In war, is the entrance or attack of an enemy on the dominions of another.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'invasion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4576

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'invasion' in Nouns Frequency: #1794

How to pronounce invasion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of invasion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of invasion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of invasion in a Sentence

1. Gillian Anderson:

   By the time there's another invasion of artificially intelligent dung-eating robotic probes from outer space, maybe their uber-children will have devised a way to save our planet.

2. Ray Minniecon:

   It's still an invasion and it's still an unwanted invasion.

3. John McCain:

   For God's sake, can't we help these people defend themselves? This is not an incursion. This is an invasion.

4. John Legend:

   He needs to apologize for demonizing Muslims, he needs to apologize for demonizing brown people who have tried to come here and have a better life. He characterizes their desire to come here and work and feed their family as an invasion.

5. Rob Shuter:

   With Steven's knowledge of how to tell a story and Steven Spielberg cinematic understanding of how to tell that story, the language that Steven Spielberg speaks, the tools at Steven Spielberg disposal to capture something like the Invasion of Normandy, it was all brand new, so it was all going to be able to happen in a very fresh, very immediate kind of way, it opened up a floodgate of reminisces and understanding and I think a very, very personal connection to it. I can't tell you how many times I have come across somebody who has told me that their Dad or Grandfather never said a word about what they did from 1941-1945 until they saw' Saving Private Ryan.'.

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