nonwar
nonwar adjective: not of or pertaining to war.
Adjective
nonwar (not comparable)
- Not of or pertaining to war.
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signed a directive allowing non-war uses of the military, prompting concerns that Beijing may be gearing up to invade the democratic island of Taiwan under the guise of a "special operation" not classified as war.[…]
"[It] provides a legal basis for non-war military...2022 June 13, Hwang Chun-mei, “Chinese leader Xi Jinping signs new rules governing 'non-war' military operations”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., edited by Luisetta Mudie, Radio Free Asia, archived from...
- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signed a directive allowing non-war uses of the military, prompting concerns that Beijing may be gearing up to invade the democratic island of Taiwan under the guise of a "special operation" not classified as war.[…]
Noun
nonwar (plural nonwars)
- A situation that is not a war (but possibly resembles one).
- Several specific nonwars are in their own way even more extraordinary than the one that has taken place between the United States and the Soviet Union.2008, Richard K. Betts, Conflict after the Cold War: arguments on causes of war and peace, page 226
Forms of nonwar
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Origin of nonwar
From non- + war.
Questions about nonwar
- What does nonwar mean?
- Nonwar means not of or pertaining to war.
- What part of speech is nonwar?
- Nonwar can be an adjective or a noun.
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