traditional enemy
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An enemy recognized as such through long-standing tradition or history.
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- France and England, once traditional enemies, are now close allies.
- In the final match, the team will face their traditional enemy from across the city.
- The historian wrote a book about the country and its traditional enemy, a neighboring nation.
- In many epic stories, the dragon is depicted as the traditional enemy of the knight.
- The two political parties, traditional enemies in ideology, struggled to form a coalition.
- Despite being traditional enemies, the two kingdoms united against a common threat.
- The elder spoke of a time when the neighboring clan was their traditional enemy.
- The documentary explores the complex relationship between these two traditional enemies of the animal kingdom.
- Ending the conflict with their traditional enemy was the diplomat's greatest achievement.
- Is it possible for two companies, long considered traditional enemies, to merge successfully?