war-torn country

  • 1war-torn — [ wɔr ,tɔrn ] adjective a war torn country or place has been badly damaged by a war, especially a war that involves different groups from the same country …

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  • 2war-torn — adj [only before noun] a war torn country, city etc is being destroyed by war …

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  • 3war-torn — adjective laid waste by war • Syn: ↑war worn • Similar to: ↑destroyed * * * war torn UK [ˈwɔː(r) ˌtɔː(r)n] US [ˈwɔr ˌtɔrn] adjective a war torn country or place has been badly damaged by a war, especial …

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  • 4war-torn — adjective (only before noun) a war torn country, city etc is being destroyed by war, especially war between opposing groups from the same country …

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  • 5war-torn — UK [ˈwɔː(r) ˌtɔː(r)n] / US [ˈwɔr ˌtɔrn] adjective a war torn country or place has been badly damaged by a war, especially a war that involves different groups from the same country …

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  • 6war torn — adjective Subjected to the ravages of war. The war torn country was practically back to the stone age for infrastructure …

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  • 7war-torn — [ˈwɔː ˌtɔːn] adj a war torn country or place has been badly damaged by a war …

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  • 8war-torn — adj. War torn is used with these nouns: ↑country …

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  • 9Under a War-Torn Sky — Infobox Book | name = Under a War Torn Sky title orig = translator = image caption = author = L. M. Elliot illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Young adult, War novel publisher = Hyperion Books… …

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  • 10Country Development Unit — The Country Development Unit (CDU) is a non political and non governmental organization in Afghanistan, established in early 1992 to take active participation in the rehabilitation and development of the war torn country. It has been registered… …

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