War

See also: war, WAR, wär, and war-

English
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. The Lamb is visible at the top.

Etymology

Capitalization of war.

Proper noun

War

  1. The personification of war, often depicted in armor and riding a red horse.
  2. A city in West Virginia, USA.

Usage notes

The War frequently refers to the Second World War (World War II/WW2/WWII) in informal contexts in Britain, and less commonly so in the United States and Canada.

Synonyms

Translations

See also

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.