war
/wɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण वॉर
युद्ध, जंग; संघर्ष
Basic word
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[U, C]
a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time; a situation in which there is aggressive competition between groups; a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something unpleasant
युद्ध, जंग; संघर्ष
- the Kargil War
- a price war
- the war against drugs
+ 3 more examples
- The two countries have been at war for several years.
- Many cities were damaged during the war.
- The war ended with a peace treaty.
¶Idioms 1
a cold war
a very unfriendly relationship between two people or groups who are not openly fighting each other
दो पक्षों के बीच छिपी शत्रुता, शीत युद्ध
- There is a cold war between the two departments.
- The neighbours have been in a cold war for months.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Wage or declare war, at war (fighting a war), war of words (an angry argument), war of nerves (an attempt to frighten an opponent), a war of attrition (a long war in which each side tries to weaken the other), cold war (unfriendly relations without fighting; the Cold War between the USA and the USSR, 1947–91), a war-torn country, all is fair in love and war.
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: wage या declare war (युद्ध छेड़ना या घोषित करना), at war (युद्धरत), war of words (वाक्-युद्ध), war of nerves (विरोधी को डराने का प्रयास), a war of attrition (लंबा युद्ध जिसमें हर पक्ष दूसरे को कमज़ोर करने का प्रयास करे), cold war (बिना लड़ाई के अमित्रवत संबंध, शीत युद्ध; अमेरिका और USSR के बीच Cold War, 1947–91), a war-torn country (युद्ध से तबाह देश), all is fair in love and war।
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General knowledge
The Kalinga War (261 BCE) changed Ashoka; the Battles of Panipat (1526, 1556, 1761); India's wars with Pakistan in 1947–48, 1965, 1971 (Bangladesh was created; 16 December is Vijay Diwas) and 1999 (Kargil; 26 July is Kargil Vijay Diwas); the World Wars (1914–18 and 1939–45).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: कलिंग युद्ध (261 ईसा पूर्व) ने अशोक को बदल दिया; पानीपत के युद्ध (1526, 1556, 1761); पाकिस्तान के साथ भारत के युद्ध 1947–48, 1965, 1971 (बांग्लादेश बना; 16 दिसंबर विजय दिवस है) और 1999 (कारगिल; 26 जुलाई कारगिल विजय दिवस है); विश्व युद्ध (1914–18 और 1939–45)।