Both Uses of
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The Pianist
- Meanwhile, bands still played behind the darkened windows of cafes and bars where the customers drank, danced and stirred up their patriotic feelings by singing belligerent songs.†
Chpt 2
- There was also hopeless confusion in the corridors of the centre, where a mood of belligerent self-confidence prevailed.
Chpt 2 *belligerent = combative (eager to fight)
Definition:
hostile (the attitude of one eager to fight); or one already engaged in a fight or war