dirty war

dirt·y war

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dur-tee wawr]
- /ˈdɜr ti wɔr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dur-tee wawr]
- /ˈdɜr ti wɔr/

Definitions of dirty war words

noun dirty war a war conducted by the military or secret police of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the regime's use of kidnapping, torture, and murder, with members of the civilian population often the victims. 1
noun dirty war a war that is not fought in a conventional way observing the rules of war, but is a clandestine war involving assassinations etc 0

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Parts of speech for Dirty war

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dirty war popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dirty war usage trend in Literature

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