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Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War proper noun: a military conflict in the year 1898, fought between the United States of America and Spain.

Proper noun

the Spanish-American War

  1. (historical) A military conflict in the year 1898, fought between the United States of America and Spain

Questions about Spanish-American War

What does Spanish-American War mean?
Spanish-American War means a military conflict in the year 1898, fought between the United States of America and Spain.
What part of speech is Spanish-American War?
Spanish-American War is a proper noun.

Words near Spanish-American War in the dictionary

  1. Spanish white
  2. Spanish whites
  3. Spanish windlass
  4. Spanish windlasses
  5. Spanish Yiddish
  6. Spanish-American War
  7. spanished
  8. Spanisher
  9. Spanishers
  10. spanishes
  11. spanishing

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