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Seven Years' War

Seven Years' War proper noun: a war fought between 1754 and 1763 between almost every European great power of the time, partly over colonies and partly over Austria's desire to recover Silesia from the Prussians. The main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763.

Proper noun

the Seven Years' War

  1. (historical) A war fought between 1754 and 1763 between almost every European great power of the time, partly over colonies and partly over Austria's desire to recover Silesia from the Prussians. The main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763.

Seven Years' War meaning in Bengali, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

Seven Years' War in Bengali

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সাত বছরের যুদ্ধ śat bochorer juddho

Seven Years' War in Tagalog

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Pitong Taong Digmaan

Seven Years' War in Arabic

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حَرْب السُّبُعَ عَامًا ḥarb as-subuʕa ʕāman

Seven Years' War in Malay

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Perang Tujuh Tahun
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Seven Years' War in Indonesian
Perang Tujuh Tahun

Questions about Seven Years' War

What does Seven Years' War mean?
Seven Years' War means a war fought between 1754 and 1763 between almost every European great power of the time, partly over colonies and partly over Austria's desire to recover Silesia from the Prussians. The main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763.
What is Seven Years' War in Bengali?
Seven Years' War in Bengali is সাত বছরের যুদ্ধ (śat bochorer juddho). See Seven Years' War meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Seven Years' War?
Seven Years' War is a proper noun.

Words near Seven Years' War in the dictionary

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