war

US /wɔːr/
UK /wɔːr/
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1.

a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country

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The country has been ravaged by civil war for years.
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They declared war on the neighboring nation.
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conflictcombatfightinghostilitiesbattle
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peacetrucearmisticeceasefireharmony
2.

a sustained campaign against an undesirable situation or practice

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The government launched a war on drugs.
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There's an ongoing war against poverty.
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campaigncrusadestrugglefightbattle
1.

engage in a war

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The two nations have been warring for decades.
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They continue to war over territorial disputes.
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fightbattlecombatcontendstruggle
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make peacereconcile
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be in the warsprisoner of warwar crimecivil warcold warwar-torntug of war