Boer War English

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What does Boer War mean?

Boer War

— noun either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)

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What other words have the same or similar meaning as Boer War?

Boer War English » English

Transvaal War

South African War

Anglo-Boer War

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The war lasted two years.

May there never be another world war!

My grandfather was killed in World War II.

It was a long war because neither side would give in.

When did World War II break out?

He lost two sons in the war.

Nobody likes war.

If you wish for peace, prepare for war.

They were, so to speak, casualties of war.

Both men opposed the war in Vietnam.

He was a soldier during the war.

I'm sick of this war.

One million people lost their lives in the war.

The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.

Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.

Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much bitterness between Germans and Russians, especially in areas which were occupied by the Soviet Union.

Are you for the war or against it?

Do you believe war will start?

All the students protested against the war.

Nuclear war will bring life on this planet to an end.

A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.

All humanity will suffer if a nuclear war breaks out.

The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.

We are against war.

We must not go to war again.

We were taught that World War II broke out in 1939.

We must prevent a war by all possible means.

We must prevent war at any cost.

The family had a hard time after the war.

There never was a good war nor a bad peace.