to declare war on Poland

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• war — [ wɔr ] noun *** ▸ 1 when countries fight ▸ 2 effort to stop something ▸ 3 when people compete ▸ 4 when people fight/argue ▸ 5 World War II ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount fighting between two or more countries, that involves the use of the military and …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• war — W1S3 [wo: US wo:r] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: werre, from Old French guerre] 1.) [U and C] when there is fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …   Universalium

• Poland — Polska redirects here. For other uses, see Polska (disambiguation). This article is about the country. For other uses, see Poland (disambiguation). Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska …   Wikipedia

• WAR CRIMES TRIALS — Crystallization of the Principles of International Criminal Law Immediately after the outbreak of World War II, when the first Nazi violations of the laws and customs of war as defined by the Hague and Geneva Conventions were revealed (and in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• war */*/*/ — UK [wɔː(r)] / US [wɔr] noun Word forms war : singular war plural wars 1) [uncountable] fighting between two or more countries that involves the use of armed forces and usually continues for a long time The negotiations failed, and war now seemed… …   English dictionary

• war — noun 1 WAR IN GENERAL (U) fighting between two or more countries or opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Cambodia has been ravaged by war for the past 20 years. | war breaks out (=war begins): War… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• declare — 01. The President has [declared] a war on drugs in the U.S. 02. The Prime Minister has [declared] an election for this fall. 03. You have to make out a customs [declaration] of what is in your package if you are going to mail it overseas. 04. He… …   Grammatical examples in English

• War on Terror — This article is about the international military campaign. For the board game, see War on Terror (game). War on Terror …   Wikipedia

• Participants in World War II — [ Axis Powers in black, and neutral countries in grey.] The participants in World War II were those nations who either participated directly in or were affected by any of the theaters or events of World War II.World War II was primarily fought… …   Wikipedia

• World War I — This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses, see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). World War I …   Wikipedia