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nonwars

nonwars is the plural of nonwar.

Meaning of nonwar

Noun

nonwar (plural nonwars)

  1. 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

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Questions about nonwars

What is nonwars the plural of?
Nonwars is the plural of nonwar.

Words near nonwars in the dictionary

  1. nonwarehouse
  2. nonwarlike
  3. nonwarmed
  4. nonwarrior
  5. nonwarriors
  6. nonwars
  7. nonwartime
  8. nonwashable
  9. nonwashables
  10. nonwasted
  11. nonwasteful

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