PERSIAN GULF WAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991

Synonyms:

Gulf War; Persian Gulf War

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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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