Gulf War
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3.7
- noun
- /ɡʌlf wɔr/
:
Guerra Irán-Irak
- The Gulf War had a significant impact on the geopolitics of the Middle East.
- the Persian Gulf War
Examples
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If the economy was wrecked before, the second Gulf War ruined it.
Academic text (1995) -
At the conclusion of the Persian Gulf War, very few Americans had any knowledge of the existence of the Kurds.
Academic text (1992) -
During the first Gulf War, they supplied America, Britain, the United Nations, etc. with prefab housing units in Iraq and Kuwait.
Blog text (15) -
With the end of the Persian Gulf War, long-delayed development needs and rebuilding programs in Iran and Iraq will require significant amounts of new oil revenues over the next several years.
Academic text (1990) -
Moreover, the invasion and the Gulf War, to an even larger extent, helped shift Iraq's alignment from pro-Soviet Syria and Libya to the more pro-American Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Academic text (1990) -
Many refugees fled to neighboring countries during the Gulf War, seeking safety and stability.
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Historical accounts of the Gulf War reveal the complexities surrounding the conflict over oil and territory.
Synonyms
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5.8
A war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988 over control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term 'Gulf War' is transparently composed of 'gulf' (a coastal sea area) and 'war' (armed conflict), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a war that took place in the Gulf region. It is a proper name for a specific historical conflict, so learners may not be able to identify exact dates or parties without background knowledge, but the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Gulf War can also mean the long fight between Iran and Iraq because that conflict happened along the same gulf and nearby land, and it was a war over control of the area. So here Gulf War refers to 'the 1980–1988 war' between Iran and Iraq.