IRAN-IRAQ WAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution

Synonyms:

Gulf War; Iran-Iraq War

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)

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