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war in Malay

perang

/wɔː//wɔɹ/

war in Malay: perang, peperangan, harab. In English, war means organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

Malay words for war

conflict involving organized use of arms
perang, peperangan, harab
rhetorical: campaign against something
perang

English meaning of war

  1. noun Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
  2. noun A particular conflict of this kind.
  3. noun Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
  4. noun Protracted state or state-sponsored political violence against dissidents.

Full definition of war

war in a sentence

  • holy war; just war; civil war
  • a war of succession... a war of attrition... the Cold War... World War III...
  • the Great Emu War... the Global War on Terrorism...

Synonyms of war

war in other languages

Questions about war in Malay

What is the meaning of war in Malay?
War in Malay is perang, peperangan, harab.
Apakah maksud war dalam bahasa Melayu?
War: perang, peperangan, harab.
What does war mean in English?
War means organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: war (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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