Gulf War en · PROPN
Etymology
gulf + war. From ellipsis of Persian Gulf.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Gulf War | canonical | lexicographic | |
| Gulf Wars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Third Gulf War · Second Gulf War · First Gulf War · 2nd Gulf War · 1980-1988 Gulf War · Gulf War III · 2003-2011 Gulf War · 3rd Gulf War · 1980 Gulf War · Gulf War II · 1st Gulf War · Gulf War 1 · 1991 Gulf War · Gulf War I · 1990-1991 Gulf War · Gulf War 3 · Gulf War 2 · 2003 Gulf War · 1990 Gulf War · 2026 Gulf War
Meronyms
Operation Desert Shield · Project 17 · Operation Desert Storm
Relateds
1st Gulf War · Gulf War 1 · Gulf War I · 1990 Gulf War · 1991 Persian Gulf War · Persian Gulf War · 1990 Persian Gulf War · 1991 Gulf War · First Gulf War · 1990-1991 Gulf War · 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War
Synonyms
Kuwait War · 1990-1991 Kuwait War · 1991 Kuwait War · Operation Desert Storm · 1990 Iraq War · 1990 Kuwait War · 1991 Iraq War · Iraq War · 1990-1991 Iraq War
Translations (15)
mr आखाती युद्ध (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · pa ਖਾੜੀ ਯੁੱਧ (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · de Golfkrieg (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · tr Körfez Savaşı (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · fr guerre du Golfe (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · ko 걸프 전쟁 (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · el Πόλεμος του Κόλπου (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · cmn 波斯灣戰爭 /波斯湾战争 (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · cy Rhyfel y Gwlff (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · ur جَن٘گِ خَلِیج (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · hi खाड़ी युद्ध (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · ca guerra del Golf (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · ar حَرْب الْخَلِيج الثَّانِيَة (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · cmn 海灣戰爭 /海湾战争 (war fought at the Persian Gulf) · fi Persianlahden sota (war fought at the Persian Gulf)