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war [wɔ:ʳ, Am wɔ:r] N

1. war no pl (armed combat):

war
Krieg m <-es, -e>
state of war
Kriegszustand m <-(e)s> kein pl
civil war
Bürgerkrieg m <-(e)s, -e>
to be at war also fig
to declare war on sb/sth
to declare war on sb/sth fig
jdm/etw den Kampf ansagen
to wage war against [or on] sb/sth
to wage war against [or on] sb/sth fig
jdn/etw bekämpfen

2. war (armed conflict):

war
Krieg m <-es, -e>
the Cold War hist

3. war (conflict):

war
Kampf m <-(e)s, Kämp·fe>
class war esp Brit
Klassenkampf m <-(e)s, -kämpfe>
a war of nerves fig

Phrases:

anti-ˈwar ADJ

anti-war march, speech:

Boer ˈWar N

civ·il ˈwar N

civil war
Bürgerkrieg m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈcold war N POL

ˈgang war N

Great ˈWar N HISTORY

Gulf ˈWar N

1. Gulf War (between Iran-Iraq 1980-88):

Gulf War
[1.] Golfkrieg m

2. Gulf War (after invasion of Kuwait 1990):

Gulf War
[2.] Golfkrieg m

holy ˈwar N

nu·clear ˈwar N

Atomkrieg m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈpho·ney war N esp Brit hist

post-ˈwar ADJ inv

post-war
Nachkriegs- nach n

pre-war [ˌpri:ˈwɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈwɔ:r] ADJ inv

pre-war
Vorkriegszeit f <-, -en>