declare war on a country
1declare war — formally announce a state of war with another country …
2declare — 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… …
3war — [ 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 …
4war — 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… …
5War 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 …
6war — 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… …
7declare — 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… …
8War 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 …
9War 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 …
10war */*/*/ — 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… …