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1. (n.) war
armed conflict between nations or factions within a nation; warfare.
2. war
a state or period of active military operations.
3. war
(often cap.) a particular armed conflict consisting of a series of battles or campaigns:
the War of 1812.
4. war
armed fighting as a science or profession.
5. war
active hostility or contention; conflict:
a war of words.
6. war
aggressive competition in business:
a fare war among airlines.
7. war
a struggle to achieve a particular goal:
a war against poverty.
8. war
Archaic. a battle.
9. (v.i.) war
to make or carry on war.
10. war
to carry on active hostility or feel strong opposition.
11. (adj.) war
of, belonging to, or resulting from war.
12. (Scot.) war
worse.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME werre < ON verriworse)
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| Definition of 'war' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) war, warfare
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
"thousands of people were killed in the war"
2. (noun) war, state of war
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
"war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
3. (noun) war, warfare
an active struggle between competing entities
"a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
4. (verb) war
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
"the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
5. (verb) war
make or wage war
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1. (noun) war
a violent conflict between two groups, countries, etc.
the war between the northern and southern states; War is not the answer.; a country at war
2. war
attempts to end a problem in society
the war on drugs/terror
3. war
a competition for financial gain between two companies, groups, etc.
a pricing war
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| Definition of 'war' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) war
ware; aware
2. (noun) war
a contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities
3. (noun) war
a condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason
4. (noun) war
instruments of war
5. (noun) war
forces; army
6. (noun) war
the profession of arms; the art of war
7. (noun) war
a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility
8. (verb) war
to make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence
9. (verb) war
to contend; to strive violently; to fight
10. (verb) war
to make war upon; to fight
11. (verb) war
to carry on, as a contest; to wage
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| Definitions of 'war' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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war
The sure result of the existence of armed men.
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| Definition of 'war' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. war
Hostile conflict between organized groups of people.
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Sense: (an) armed struggle, especially between nations
Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; (
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 Afrikaans: oorlog |
 Arabic: حَرْب |
 Bulgarian: война |
 Brazilian: guerra |
 Czech: válka; válečný |
 German: der Krieg, Kriegs-... |
 Danish: krig; krigs- |
 Greek: πόλεμος |
 Spanish: guerra |
 Estonian: sõda |
 Farsi: جنگ |
 Finnish: sota |
 French: (de) guerre |
 Hebrew: מִלחָמָה |
 Hindi: युद्ध |
 Croatian: rat |
 Hungarian: háború |
 Indonesian: perang |
 Icelandic: stríð |
 Italian: guerra; di guerra |
 Japanese: 戦争 |
 Korean: 전쟁 |
 Lithuanian: karas |
 Latvian: karš; kara- |
 Malay: peperangan |
 Dutch: oorlog |
 Norwegian: krig, krigs- |
 Polish: wojna |
 Portuguese: guerra |
 Romanian: (de) război |
 Russian: война |
 Slovak: vojna; vojnový |
 Slovenian: vojna; vojen |
 Serbian: rat |
 Swedish: krig |
 Thai: สงคราม |
 Turkish: savaş, harp |
 Taiwanese: 戰爭 |
 Ukrainian: війна |
 Urdu: جنگ |
 Vietnamese: chiến tranh |
 Chinese: 战争 |
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