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PERSIAN GULF WAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Persian Gulf War mean?
• PERSIAN GULF WAR (noun)
The noun PERSIAN GULF WAR has 1 sense:
1. a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
Familiarity information: PERSIAN GULF WAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Gulf War; Persian Gulf War
Instance hypernyms:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Meronyms (parts of "Persian Gulf War"):
Operation Desert Storm (the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991))
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