Germany declared war on France, who reciprocated, on August 3 [1939], and England declared war on Germany on August 4, when Belgium was already under invasion.
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declare war — 1. (with on or against) to announce formally that one is about to begin hostilities 2. To set oneself to get rid of (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * declare war : to officially decide to fight or go to war Congress has the power to… … Useful english dictionary
declare war — index fight (battle) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
declare war — formally announce a state of war with another country … English contemporary dictionary
declare war on — formally announce a state of war with … English contemporary dictionary
war — [ wɔr ] noun *** ▸ 1 when countries fight ▸ 2 effort to stop something ▸ 3 when people compete ▸ 4 when people fight/argue ▸ 5 World War II ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount fighting between two or more countries, that involves the use of the military and … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
war — W1S3 [wo: US wo:r] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old North French; Origin: werre, from Old French guerre] 1.) [U and C] when there is fighting between two or more countries or between opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers… … Dictionary of contemporary English
war — war1 [wôr] n. [ME werre < NormFr < Frank * werra, confusion, strife, akin ? to OHG (fir)werran, to confuse < ?] 1. open armed conflict between countries or between factions within the same country 2. any active hostility, contention, or… … English World dictionary
War of the Spanish Succession — Philip V of Spain and the Duke of Vendôme commanded the Franco Spanish charge at the Battle of Villaviciosa by Jean Alaux (1840) … Wikipedia
War of the Confederation — Date 1836–1839 Location Present day Bolivia and Peru Result United Restorative Army victory, dissolution of the confederation. Argentina fails to conquer Tarija … Wikipedia
declare — de|clare W2 [dıˈkleə US ˈkler] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(state officially)¦ 2¦(state what you think)¦ 3 declare war (on somebody/something) 4¦(money/property etc)¦ 5 declare an interest 6¦(cricket)¦ Phrasal verbs declare against somebody/something declare… … Dictionary of contemporary English
