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intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression
- a defensive alliance among the small nations against the aggressors
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“Defensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defensive. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of defensive was in the 14th century
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