War
noun
A fight or conflict between countries or groups within a country.
The two countries were at war for several years.
noun
Any situation in which there is intense competition.
There is a war among technology companies to build the fastest processor.
verb
To be involved in a conflict or fight.
The two tribes have been warring for decades over the resources.
noun
A campaign against something negative such as a disease or social problem.
The government has declared a war against drug trafficking.
noun
A type of card game for two players.
Let's play a game of war to pass the time.
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A fight or conflict between countries or groups within a country.
The two countries were at war for several years.
noun
Any situation in which there is intense competition.
There is a war among technology companies to build the fastest processor.
verb
To be involved in a conflict or fight.
The two tribes have been warring for decades over the resources.
noun
A campaign against something negative such as a disease or social problem.
The government has declared a war against drug trafficking.
noun
A type of card game for two players.
Let's play a game of war to pass the time.
Usage tips
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Global Impact
War involves many countries, causing widespread destruction and loss.
World War II changed the global political landscape.
Pro Tip 2/2Internal Struggle
War can refer to internal conflict within a country, often civil unrest.
The civil war caused divisions that lasted for generations.
Pro Tip 1/2Global Impact
War involves many countries, causing widespread destruction and loss.
World War II changed the global political landscape.
Pro Tip 2/2Internal Struggle
War can refer to internal conflict within a country, often civil unrest.
The civil war caused divisions that lasted for generations.
Pro Tip 1/2Global Impact
War involves many countries, causing widespread destruction and loss.
World War II changed the global political landscape.
Pro Tip 2/2Internal Struggle
War can refer to internal conflict within a country, often civil unrest.
The civil war caused divisions that lasted for generations.
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The wars that inspired...
but it was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses
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Exploring the Bay of...
This is about the victims of war. So it like, goes from the very tangible here, - into a more abstract spiritual world. - That's right, yep. - Okay. - Yep. What are the best reactions you get from travellers from far away places, or from closer places?
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The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves.
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How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
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The great conspiracy...
delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
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Are China and the US...
the fish we eat, the quality of our oceans, the languages we speak in the future, the jobs we have, the political systems we choose, and, of course, the great questions of war and peace.
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How to recognize a...
Have you ever tried to picture an ideal world? One without war, poverty, or crime? If so, you're not alone. Plato imagined an enlightened republic ruled by philosopher kings,
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A message from the next...
other than the desire to eat another of my worries is more war and rivalry look at the world around us people are becoming so angry and
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The Deadly Portuguese...
is a rather more complex and sinister creature the portuguese manor war it floats with the help of a gas-filled
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The wars that inspired...
but it was shaken by a power struggle between two noble families spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses
Video examples
Exploring the Bay of...
This is about the victims of war. So it like, goes from the very tangible here, - into a more abstract spiritual world. - That's right, yep. - Okay. - Yep. What are the best reactions you get from travellers from far away places, or from closer places?
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Slavery replaced other criminal sentences, and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves.
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
Video examples
The great conspiracy...
delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
Are China and the US...
the fish we eat, the quality of our oceans, the languages we speak in the future, the jobs we have, the political systems we choose, and, of course, the great questions of war and peace.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Have you ever tried to picture an ideal world? One without war, poverty, or crime? If so, you're not alone. Plato imagined an enlightened republic ruled by philosopher kings,
Video examples
A message from the next...
other than the desire to eat another of my worries is more war and rivalry look at the world around us people are becoming so angry and
Video examples
The Deadly Portuguese...
is a rather more complex and sinister creature the portuguese manor war it floats with the help of a gas-filled
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
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George W. Bush
American President
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
An unjust peace is better than a just war.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
We make war that we may live in peace.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.
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George W. Bush
American President
I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
An unjust peace is better than a just war.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
We make war that we may live in peace.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The purpose of all wars, is peace.
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