battleground

Plural: battlegrounds

Noun

• a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
• A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
• Any place or situation of dispute or contention.
• Any subject of dispute or contention.
• Ellipsis of battleground state.

Examples

• Abortion was becoming the season's big political battleground.
• The farmer's field was a civil war battleground, and relics such a minnie bullets were frequently found while plowing.

Synonyms

battlefield, field, field of battle, field of honor