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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

football war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables
foot-bal-l war
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A brief war fought between El Salvador and Honduras from 14 to 18 July 1969.

Etymology

So named because the direct cause of the war is a football match between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969, although tensions and antagonism can be traced earlier.

Inflected Forms

the Football War (canonical)

Questions

What does football war mean?
A brief war fought between El Salvador and Honduras from 14 to 18 July 1969.
Where does football war come from?
So named because the direct cause of the war is a football match between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969, although tensions and antagonism can be traced earlier.

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