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

The personification of war, often depicted in armor and riding a red horse.
A city in West Virginia, United States.

Usage notes

The War frequently refers to World War II in informal contexts in Britain, and less commonly so in the United States and Canada.

Synonyms

(personification of war): the red rider, the Red Rider

Translations

personification of war

Anagrams

RAW, RWA, Rwa, WRA, raw

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as werum in 1433. Borrowed from West Frisian It War, derived in turn from Old Frisian were (“plot of land, landed property”), later reinterpreted to West Frisian war (“low-lying grassland”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑr/
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Hyphenation: War
Rhymes: -ɑr
Homophone: war

Proper noun

War n

A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN