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Definition 2024

home_front

home front

See also: homefront

English

Noun

home front ‎(uncountable)

The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; or specifically the civilian sphere which supports a military effort

Alternative forms

home-front
homefront

Translations

civilian sphere

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大後方 (zh), 大后方 (zh) ‎(dàhòufāng), 後方 (zh), 后方 (zh) ‎(hòufāng)
Finnish: kotirintama
French: front intérieur (fr) m

German: Heimatfront f
Japanese: 銃後 ‎(じゅうご, jūgo)
Russian: тыл (ru) m ‎(tyl)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:home front.