Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mexican-american war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
mex-i-can-amer-i-can war
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A military conflict in the years 1846 to 1848, fought between the United States of America and Mexico

Inflected Forms

the Mexican-American War (canonical) Mexican War (alternative)

Questions

What does mexican-american war mean?
A military conflict in the years 1846 to 1848, fought between the United States of America and Mexico

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