to declare war on a country

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• declare war — formally announce a state of war with another country …   English contemporary dictionary

• declare — v. 1) (B) he declared his love to her 2) (D; tr.) to declare against, on (to declare war on another country) 3) (L) the president declared that the situation would improve 4) (M) the court declared the law to be unconstitutional 5) (N; used with… …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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

• War of the Confederation — Date 1836–1839 Location Present day Bolivia and Peru Result United Restorative Army victory, dissolution of the confederation. Argentina fails to conquer Tarija …   Wikipedia

• war — war1 [wôr] n. [ME werre < NormFr < Frank * werra, confusion, strife, akin ? to OHG (fir)werran, to confuse < ?] 1. open armed conflict between countries or between factions within the same country 2. any active hostility, contention, or… …   English World dictionary

• declare — de|clare W2 [dıˈkleə US ˈkler] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(state officially)¦ 2¦(state what you think)¦ 3 declare war (on somebody/something) 4¦(money/property etc)¦ 5 declare an interest 6¦(cricket)¦ Phrasal verbs 　declare against somebody/something 　declare… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• War of 1812 — This article is about the Anglo American War of 1812 to 1815. For other wars in 1812, see War of 1812 (disambiguation). War of 1812 The unfinished United States Capitol after the burning of Washington. Watercolor and i …   Wikipedia

• War of the Pacific — This article is about the 19th century war between Bolivia, Chile and Peru. For the Pacific theatre of WW II, see Pacific War. War of the Pacific …   Wikipedia

• 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 — I n. 1) to conduct, fight, wage war against, with 2) to make war 3) to declare war on; to go to war over 4) to escalate, step up a war 5) to lose; win a war 6) to ban, outlaw war 7) to end a war 8) an all out, full scale, total; global, world war …   Combinatory dictionary