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Emergency en · PROPN

Etymology

Sense 2 referred to the conflict between the British and Malaysians against communist guerillas, because London-based insurers would not pay out in instances of civil wars.

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, historical) World War II as experienced in Ireland.
    • Indeed, Northern Ireland held a substantial U.S. military presence for much of the war; American soldiers were by no means uncommon on the streets of some Irish towns and cities during the Emergency. 2017, John Gibney, “Two Irelands”, in A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000, New Haven: Yale University Press, →ISBN:
  2. (Malaysia, euphemistic, historical) the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.

Forms

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the Emergency canonical lexicographic

Coordinates

nonwar (sense 2, see there for more examples)

Translations (4)

ms Darurat Malaya (20th century guerilla war between the British and Malaysians against communist militants) · pl Stan Wyjątkowy (20th century guerilla war between the British and Malaysians against communist militants) · pl Stan Wyjątkowy (WW2 in Ireland) · ms Darurat (20th century guerilla war between the British and Malaysians against communist militants)