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.
The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.
There is likely to be civil war if the region tries to secede from the south.
The number of casualties was appallingly high in both wars.
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