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War of the Roses

War of the Roses proper noun: the rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially in cricket. Also the alternative form of Wars of the Roses.

Proper noun

the War of the Roses

  1. The rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially in cricket.
    • This story is about the War of the Roses cricket match between Lancashire and Yorkshire.1959, The Listener
    • 'War of the Roses', ' he shouted . 'Come on lads, War of the Roses...' Okay, it weren't exactly Manchester United v Leeds but we were still crossing the Pennines and that were enough for Lino to adapt his enemy position.2011 December 1, Nasser Hashmi, Season of Sid, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 2

Also used as

War of the Roses is also the alternative form of Wars of the Roses.

Questions about War of the Roses

What does War of the Roses mean?
War of the Roses means the rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire, especially in cricket.
What part of speech is War of the Roses?
War of the Roses is a proper noun.

Words near War of the Roses in the dictionary

  1. war of succession
  2. War of the Axe
  3. war of the currents
  4. War of the Pacific
  5. War of the Rebellion
  6. War of the Roses
  7. War of the Sicilian Vespers
  8. war of words
  9. War on Christmas
  10. War on Terror
  11. War on Terrorism

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