fratricidal war

  • 1fratricidal — frat|ri|cid|al [ˌfrætrıˈsaıdl] adj [only before noun] a fratricidal war or struggle is one in which people kill members of their own society or group …

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  • 2fratricidal — frat|ri|cid|al [ ,frætrı saıdl ] adjective involving killing members of your own family or social group: a fratricidal war …

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  • 3fratricidal — [[t]fræ̱trɪsa͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A fratricidal war or conflict is one in which people kill members of their own society or social group. [FORMAL] …

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  • 4fratricidal — UK [ˌfrætrɪˈsaɪd(ə)l] / US adjective involving killing members of your own family or social group a fratricidal war …

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  • 5fratricidal — fratricide ► NOUN 1) the killing of one s brother or sister. 2) the accidental killing of one s own forces in war. DERIVATIVES fratricidal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin frater brother + CIDE(Cf. ↑ cide) …

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  • 6Larut War — was a series of four wars started in July 1861 and ended with the signing of the Pangkor Treaty of 1874. The conflict was fought among local Malay chieftains and Chinese secret societies over the control of mining areas in Perak.First war (1861… …

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  • 7Spanish Civil War — Spanish Civil War …

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  • 8American Civil War — the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861 65. * * * or Civil War or War Between the States (1861–65) Conflict between the U.S. federal government and 11 Southern states that fought to secede from the Union. It arose out of… …

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  • 9Korean War — the war, begun on June 25, 1950, between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, aided by the United States and other United Nations members forming a United Nations armed force: truce signed July 27, 1953. * * * (1950–53)… …

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  • 10Japanese declaration of war on the United States and Britain — The declaration of war by the Empire of Japan on the United States and the British Empire document was released on December 8, 1941 (Japan time, December 7th in the United States) after the attack on Pearl Harbor was executed pre emptively. The… …

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