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War

War

(n)
UK
wɔː(r)
US
wɔːr
Definition: A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
Meaning: Chiến tranh
Very Common
How to use "War" vocabulary in sentence (example)

Bombs destroyed many buildings in the city in World War Two.

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The city was split into West Berlin and East Berlin after World War Two.

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The only countries they are not available in are either war-torn or living under a military dictatorship, which is totally understandable.

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He was president from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.

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Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln for being a tyrant.

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This time a bidding war took off and it sold for $14.83.

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This is probably because the British love a bit of a bidding war, what's better than being able to auction from your own home!

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In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war.

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Fish and chips gained popularity when the meal helped feed the masses during the First World War.

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It wasn't until the 1940s, when the United States entered World War II, that "as American as apple pie" truly took off.

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When journalists at the time asked soldiers why they were willing to fight in the war, the typical response was "for mom and apple pie".

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The city has undergone rapid economic development since its destruction in World War II and its subsequent rebuilding.

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Amsterdam declared war on the Spanish in 1578, during the Eighty Years' War.

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The number of people living in Amsterdam during the War rose from less than 30,000 in 1570 to over 100,000 in 1622.

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Nevertheless, when World War I began a lot of French had to go back home for the war and the price of French food suddenly decreased.

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In 1943, her husband left to join the Merchant Marines to participate in America's War effort.

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Photographer David Conover was covering the munitions factory to show women at work for the War effort.

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She made innovative use of jersey fabric - a manufactured cloth which proved useful during the shortages of the First World War.

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She quickly gained a rising reputation for being on the forefront of fashion, and her initial success encouraged her to start another shop in Biarritz which prospered as a venue for the wealthy during the First World War.

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Navy during the Vietnam War there is still a threat to shipping today.

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They are women volunteers who served doughnuts to soldiers in France during World War I In Northern Ireland, ring doughnuts are known as 'gravy rings' due to the word 'gravy' being an archaic term for cooking oil.

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When the Romans conquered Greece, the cheesecake recipe was just one spoil of war.

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After the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War 2, Canada declared war on Japan before the US.

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