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subwar

subwar noun: a secondary or subsidiary war.

Noun

subwar (plural subwars)

  1. A secondary or subsidiary war.

Forms of subwar

pluralsubwars

Origin of subwar

From sub- + war.

Questions about subwar

What does subwar mean?
Subwar means a secondary or subsidiary war.
What part of speech is subwar?
Subwar is a noun.
What is the plural of subwar?
The plural of subwar is subwars.

Words near subwar in the dictionary

  1. subvote
  2. subvotes
  3. subvoxel
  4. subvoxels
  5. subwaking
  6. subwar
  7. subwarden
  8. subwardens
  9. subwars
  10. subwatershed
  11. subwatersheds

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