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   war

   /wɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country: "Japan declared war on Germany" Similar conflictwarfarecombatfightingstrugglearmed conflictactionmilitary actionbloodshedcontesttusslebattleskirmishfightclashconfrontationengagementaffrayencountercollisionoffensiveattackblitzsiegecampaigncrusadefeudvendettastrifehostilityenmityantagonismdiscorddisunityanimusill willbad bloodhostilitiesOpposite peacetruceceasefireharmony
   • ▪ a state of competition or hostility between different people or groups: "she was at war with her parents"
   • ▪ a sustained campaign against an undesirable situation or activity: "the authorities are waging war against smuggling" Similar campaigncrusadebattlefightstrugglemovementdrivemission

   verb

   • 1. engage in a war: "small states warred against each another"

   Word Origin late Old Englishwerre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie War, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     WAR definicja: 1. armed fighting between two or more...

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     war games definition: practices held by armed forces to test...

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     TRADE WAR definition: a situation in which two or more...

   • War: Italian Translation

     WAR translate: guerra, guerra; di guerra, (fare guerra)....

   • Vietnamese Translation

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   • War Crime

     WAR CRIME definition: 1. a crime committed during a war that...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WarWar - Wikipedia

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   War is an armed conflict[a] between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups. [2] .

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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9. www.oed.com › dictionary › war_n1war, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   War is hostile contention by means of armed forces, carried on between nations, states, or rulers, or between parties in the same nation or state. The word comes from Old English werre, meaning strife or contention, and has various meanings and uses in different contexts.