Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike excursion. noun a dance among savages preliminary to going to war.noun a war between independent sovereign states.noun a war between different sections or parties of the same country or nation.noun a state of opposition or contest an act of opposition an inimical contest, act, or action enmity hostility.In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason. noun (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force.noun 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.transitive verb rare To carry on, as a contest to wage.transitive verb rare To make war upon to fight. ![]() intransitive verb To contend to strive violently to fight.intransitive verb 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. ![]() c., ending in the triumph of Rome.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun of 1877–8, between Russia and its allies (Rumania, etc.) and Turkey, resulting in the defeat of Turkey and the reconstruction of southeastern Europe.noun of 1828–9, ending in the defeat of Turkey.noun In United States history, the war of secession.noun In English history, the war of the great rebellion.c.) or that between Pompey and Cæsar (commencing 49 b. noun Specifically- In Roman history, the war between Sulla and Marius (commencing 88 b.noun The profession of arms the art of war.noun Any kind of contest or conflict contention strife: as, a wordy war.noun A state of active opposition, hostility, or contest: as, to be at war (that is, engaged in active hostilities).noun A contest beween nations or states ( international war), or between parties in the same state ( civil war), carried on by force of arms.To make war upon oppose, as in war contend against. ![]()
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