War (Dictionary)

War

Definition

• noun, military

Armed conflict entered into by states after severing diplomatic relations; war, battle, combat, strife:

"Those were years of war. Even people of moderate means had no proper food." - Ayla Holy

Example Usages:

To declare war (to initiate war): To officially announce that one state has entered a state of armed conflict with another state.

War to break out (to erupt): The commencement of armed conflict between states.

To return to peace after war: To relax after a tiring and strenuous struggle.

• noun: Effort undertaken to eliminate or destroy something:

"Fight tuberculosis."

• noun, general: Fight, struggle:

"No one can match the war of that wicked eye." - Revani

Etymology

Derived Meanings and Usages

• Savaşçı (noun and adjective)
• • One who participates in war; warrior.
  • One who is not afraid of war and fights well; fighter.

• Metaphorical: One who struggles for a cause:
• • "Rauf Denktaş, the unwavering warrior of our Cyprus cause, never hesitated to present our cause at every opportunity and on every platform." - Ministry of Defense and Aviation

• Savaş Alanı (noun)
• • The place where combat occurs; battlefield.

Idioms and Expressions

• To declare war: To initiate a struggle; to enter a state of conflict with an enemy.
• To return to the battlefield: For everything to become chaotic and disordered.
• Civil war: Armed conflict between groups within the same state.

Historical and Literary Usages

• "A city cannot be taken by war / There is no other solution but peace." - Battal Gazi
• "I waged war with my beloved / I shed tears of blood from my eyes." - Karacaoğlan