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0 armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this:
nuclear war
If this country goes to (= starts to fight in a) war we will have to face the fact that many people will die.
Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 as a result of the invasion of Poland.
War broke out between the two countries after a border dispute.
They've been at war for the last five years.
The past few months have witnessed a price war between leading supermarkets.
the war on drugs
1 armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of such fighting:
2 a situation in which businesses, countries, etc. compete against each other very strongly:
In the supermarket war, Asda slashed the price of petrol.
at war The banks are at war for each other's business accounts.
lose/wage/win a war The EU is in danger of losing the propaganda war.