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Long War

Long War proper noun: the U.S.'s worldwide actions of assassination strikes, military engagements, and, wars, etc., against Islamist terrorism, since 9/11 (2001-09-11); including the US-Iraq War (Gulf War II), US-Afghanistan War, US Afghanistan Occupation, US Iraq Occupation, War against Da'esh (ISIS's unrecognized state), strikes on Da'esh, strikes on Al'Qaeda, strikes on IS-K.

Proper noun

Long War

  1. (US) The U.S.'s worldwide actions of assassination strikes, military engagements, and, wars, etc., against Islamist terrorism, since 9/11 (2001-09-11); including the US-Iraq War (Gulf War II), US-Afghanistan War, US Afghanistan Occupation, US Iraq Occupation, War against Da'esh (ISIS's unrecognized state), strikes on Da'esh, strikes on Al'Qaeda, strikes on IS-K.
    Synonyms:
    Global War on Terror, Global War on Terrorism, GWOT, War on Terror, War on Terrorism, WoT

Synonyms of Long War

Origin of Long War

long + war. From being a long-lasting military activity.

Questions about Long War

What does Long War mean?
Long War means the U.S.'s worldwide actions of assassination strikes, military engagements, and, wars, etc., against Islamist terrorism, since 9/11 (2001-09-11); including the US-Iraq War (Gulf War II), US-Afghanistan War, US Afghanistan Occupation, US Iraq Occupation, War against Da'esh (ISIS's unrecognized state), strikes on Da'esh, strikes on Al'Qaeda, strikes on IS-K.
What part of speech is Long War?
Long War is a proper noun.

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