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counterwar

counterwar noun: war waged in response to another war.

Noun

counterwar (countable and uncountable, plural counterwars)

  1. War waged in response to another war.

Forms of counterwar

pluralcounterwars

Origin of counterwar

From counter- + war.

Questions about counterwar

What does counterwar mean?
Counterwar means war waged in response to another war.
What part of speech is counterwar?
Counterwar is a noun.
What is the plural of counterwar?
The plural of counterwar is counterwars.

Words near counterwar in the dictionary

  1. countervoted
  2. countervotes
  3. countervoting
  4. counterwager
  5. counterwagers
  6. counterwar
  7. counterwars
  8. counterwave
  9. counterwaves
  10. counterwavy
  11. counterweigh

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