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война

war

Meaning of война

armed conflict between countries or groups

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война with English translation

война usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

No one wants another war.

Никто не хочет новой войны.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

People still remember the war clearly.

Люди до сих пор ясно помнят войну.

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война synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between война / сражение / конфликт / боевые действия / вооружённый конфликт / междоусобица

🇷🇺Russian
война

General word for armed conflict between countries, peoples, or large groups.

A2Very Often

The war brought great destruction to the country.

Война принесла стране большие разрушения.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сражение

A single battle or fight within a war; not the whole war, but one episode of fighting.

A2Often

The battle lasted until late at night.

Сражение длилось до поздней ночи.

🇷🇺Russian

A broader word: it can mean a dispute, clash of interests, or an armed conflict.

A2Very Often

The conflict between the countries quickly escalated.

Конфликт между странами быстро усилился.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
боевые действия

An official expression for active military operations and clashes during a war.

A2Often

The fighting in the region continues.

Боевые действия в регионе продолжаются.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вооружённый конфликт

A formal and more neutral term than "war"; it emphasizes weapons but not necessarily the scale.

A2Often

The armed conflict in the country lasted for years.

Вооружённый конфликт в стране затянулся на годы.

М
🇷🇺Russian
междоусобица

An internal armed struggle between one’s own groups, clans, or rulers; often an historical or bookish word.

A2Rarely

The country was torn apart by internal strife.

Страну раздирала междоусобица.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
гражданская война

A war within one country between its citizens, regions, or political forces.

A2Often

After the revolution, a civil war began.

После революции началась гражданская война.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мировая война

A very large war involving many countries and affecting much of the world.

A2Rarely

The world war changed the course of history.

Мировая война изменила ход истории.

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война translation: war. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce война

[vɐjˈna]

война translation

war

война examples

No one wants another war.

война transcription

[vɐjˈna]

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война meaning: what does it mean?

вооружённое столкновение между странами или группами

война pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

война is pronounced as [vɐjˈna]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

война definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

No one wants another war. Translation: Никто не хочет новой войны.

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