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    War
    /wôr/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. engage in a war: "small states warred against each other"
  2. noun. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. a state or period of armed hostility or active military operations: The two nations were at war with each other.

  3. 1 day ago · War, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and magnitude. Sociologists usually apply the term to such conflicts only if they are initiated and conducted in accordance with socially recognized forms.

  4. Britannica Dictionary definition of WAR. 1. : a state or period of fighting between countries or groups. [count] They fought a war over the disputed territory. A war broke out when the colonists demanded their independence. a nuclear war [=a war fought using nuclear weapons] [noncount]

  5. WAR | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of war – Learner’s Dictionary. war. noun. uk / wɔː r/ us. war noun (FIGHTING) Add to word list. A2. fighting, using soldiers and weapons, between two or more countries, or two or more groups inside a country: They've been at war for the past five years.

  6. noun. [mass noun] 1 a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country: Japan declared war on Germany the two countries were at war for the next eight years [count noun] : I fought in two wars. More example sentences Synonyms.

  7. Oct 19, 2023 · Vocabulary. War is generally defined as violent conflict between states or nations. Nations go to war for a variety of reasons. It has been argued that a nation will go to war if the benefits of war are deemed to outweigh the disadvantages, and if there is a sense that there is not another mutually agreeable solution.

  8. 1. a. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties. b. The period of such conflict. c. The techniques and procedures of war; military science. 2. a. A condition of active antagonism or contention: a war of words; a price war. b.

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