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GULF WAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
Synonyms:
Gulf War; Iran-Iraq War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
Synonyms:
Gulf War; Persian Gulf War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Meronyms (parts of "Gulf War"):
Operation Desert Storm (the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991))
