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Gulf War

Gulf War proper noun: one of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.

Proper noun

the Gulf War (countable and uncountable, plural Gulf Wars)

  1. One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
  2. Principally the one from 1990 to 1991; a war principally involving Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, and a coalition of forces lead by the U.S.
    Synonyms:
    Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait War, 1990 Kuwait War, 1991 Kuwait War, 1990-1991 Kuwait War, Iraq War, 1990 Iraq War, 1991 Iraq War, 1990-1991 Iraq War

Gulf War meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Punjabi

Gulf War in Hindi

war fought at the Persian Gulf
खाड़ी युद्ध khāṛī yuddh

Gulf War in Marathi

war fought at the Persian Gulf
आखाती युद्ध ākhātī yuddha

Gulf War in Urdu

war fought at the Persian Gulf
جَن٘گِ خَلِیج jang-e-xalīj

Gulf War in Punjabi

war fought at the Persian Gulf
ਖਾੜੀ ਯੁੱਧ khāṛī yuddha
More languagesFewer languages
Gulf War in Arabic
حَرْب الْخَلِيج الثَّانِيَة ḥarb al-ḵalīj aṯ-ṯāniya

Synonyms of Gulf War

  • Operation Desert Storm
  • Kuwait War
  • 1990 Kuwait War
  • 1991 Kuwait War
  • 1990-1991 Kuwait War
  • Iraq War
  • 1990 Iraq War
  • 1991 Iraq War
  • 1990-1991 Iraq War

Forms of Gulf War

pluralGulf Wars

Origin of Gulf War

gulf + war. From ellipsis of Persian Gulf.

Words formed from Gulf War

  • 1980-1988 Gulf War
  • 1980 Gulf War
  • 1990-1991 Gulf War
  • 1990 Gulf War
  • 1991 Gulf War
  • 1st Gulf War
  • 2003-2011 Gulf War
  • 2003 Gulf War
  • 2026 Gulf War
  • 2nd Gulf War
  • 3rd Gulf War
  • First Gulf War
  • Gulf War 1
  • Gulf War 2
  • Gulf War 3
  • Gulf War I
  • Gulf War II
  • Gulf War III
  • Second Gulf War
  • Third Gulf War

Questions about Gulf War

What does Gulf War mean?
Gulf War means one of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.
What is Gulf War in Hindi?
Gulf War in Hindi is खाड़ी युद्ध (khāṛī yuddh). See Gulf War meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gulf War?
Gulf War is a proper noun.

Words near Gulf War in the dictionary

  1. Gulf of Venice
  2. Gulf rupee
  3. Gulf rupees
  4. Gulf States
  5. Gulf Stream
  6. Gulf War
  7. Gulf War illness
  8. Gulf War syndrome
  9. gulfe
  10. gulfed
  11. gulfes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gulf War (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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