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gulf war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
gulf war
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Countable; Uncountable

name

Principally the one from 1990 to 1991; a war principally involving Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, and a coalition of forces lead by the U.S.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

gulf + war. From ellipsis of Persian Gulf.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Gulf War (canonical) Gulf Wars (plural)

Phrases

1980-1988 Gulf War 1980 Gulf War 1990-1991 Gulf War 1990 Gulf War 1991 Gulf War 1st Gulf War 2003-2011 Gulf War 2003 Gulf War

Frequently Paired Words

Persian Gulf War 1990 Gulf War 1991 Gulf War 1990-1991 Gulf War 1990 Persian Gulf War 1991 Persian Gulf War 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War Gulf War I

Synonyms

Operation Desert Storm Kuwait War 1990 Kuwait War 1991 Kuwait War 1990-1991 Kuwait War Iraq War 1990 Iraq War 1991 Iraq War 1990-1991 Iraq War

Questions

What does gulf war mean?
One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Where does gulf war come from?
gulf + war. From ellipsis of Persian Gulf.

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