opium war

o·pi·um war

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-pee-uh m wawr]
- /ˈoʊ pi əm wɔr/
- /ˈəʊ.pi.əm wɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-pee-uh m wawr]
- /ˈoʊ pi əm wɔr/

Definitions of opium war words

noun opium war a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking. 1
noun opium war one of the two wars (1839–42; 1856–60) between China and Britain resulting from the Chinese refusal to allow the importation of opium from India 0

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opium war popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

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