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Aroostook War

Aroostook War proper noun: a military and civilian confrontation (1838–1839) between the United States and the United Kingdom over the dispute of an international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine.

Proper noun

the Aroostook War

  1. (historical) A military and civilian confrontation (1838–1839) between the United States and the United Kingdom over the dispute of an international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine.

Synonyms of Aroostook War

Questions about Aroostook War

What does Aroostook War mean?
Aroostook War means a military and civilian confrontation (1838–1839) between the United States and the United Kingdom over the dispute of an international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine.
What part of speech is Aroostook War?
Aroostook War is a proper noun.

Words near Aroostook War in the dictionary

  1. aroogah
  2. aroosha
  3. aroost
  4. Aroostook
  5. Aroostook County
  6. Aroostook War
  7. Aroostooks
  8. aropa
  9. aroph
  10. arophatic
  11. arophobia

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