Plundered Meaning in English
word · lemma: plunder
ˈpɫəndɝd
PLUN-derd
plˈʌndəd
plUN-duhd
Definition
Taken by force, usually referring to stealing valuable things from a place, often during war or chaos.
Usage & Nuances
Often used in historical, journalistic, or formal contexts. Commonly describes valuables, cities, or resources forcefully stolen in war or by invaders. Less commonly used for everyday theft—use 'stolen' for ordinary cases.
Spanish: saqueado - robadoPortuguese (BR): saqueadoPortuguese (PT): saqueadoChinese (Simplified): 被掠夺的 - 被抢劫的Chinese (Traditional): 被掠奪的 - 被搶劫的Hindi: लूटा गयाArabic: نُهبَBengali: লুণ্ঠিত - লুট করাRussian: разграблен - ограблен (силой)Japanese: 略奪されたVietnamese: bị cướp bóc - bị cướp pháKorean: 약탈당한Turkish: yağmalandıUrdu: لوٹا گیاIndonesian: dijarah - dijarah habis
Example Sentences
The pirates plundered the village and took all the gold.
basic
The museum was plundered during the war.
basic
The treasure was plundered from ancient tombs.
basic
Their land was plundered by invaders centuries ago.
natural
After the city was plundered, nothing valuable remained.
natural
Countless artifacts were plundered and sold on the black market.
natural