war, warfare -- (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war")
war, state of war -- (a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring")
war, warfare -- (an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare")
war -- (a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime")
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