Meaning of 小競合い in Japanese

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Definition of 小競合い

  1. (n, vs) skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy

    国境問題での小競り合いから重大な国際紛争へと広がりました。
    A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.

  2. squabble; quarrel; brief argument; exchange of words
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