war of independence

collocation in English

meaningsofwarandindependence

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war
noun[C or U]
uk
/wɔːr/us
/wɔːr/
armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example ...
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independence
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/
freedom from being governed or ruled by ...
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(Definition ofwarandindependencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first part of the book - nine short chapters - covers thewarofindependence, 1954-62.
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The 'warofindependence' inevitably served to intensify racial hostility, perpetuated as mutual mistrust thereafter since the negotiated settlement did not end the tension.
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The devastation of thewarofindependenceand the emigration of pieds-noirs deprived the country of much of its skilled labour force.
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This is not awarofindependenceagainst a colonial power.
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The so-called war veterans - they must have been very young when thewarofindependencewas on - have been paid to be on these farms.
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One might have hoped, though, that awarofindependencemight be less dirty than others.
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Thewarofindependencehas begun.
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He served several times as minister, and participated actively in thewarofindependencein that country.
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He fought in thewarofindependence, and in the subsequent civil war.
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During thewarofindependencein 1848-49 the building was used as part of a military hospital.
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Between 1955 and 2001 there were no reported sightings of elephant herds, and they are thought to have fallen victim to thewarofindependence.
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Now he has to track down and defeat the sly one before resuming the humanwarofindependence.
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Americans called for a secondwarofindependenceto restore honor and stature to the new nation.
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With the beginning of thewarofindependencein 1964, the publication was discontinued.
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The national team was formed after thewarofindependence(19181920).
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It included articles on poetry, theater and fashion, as well as portraits and biographies of heroes of the recentwarofindependence.
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After thewarofindependence, he started making feature films.
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If a new state is successfully established, the conflict is subsequently known as awarofindependence.
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Thewarofindependence(19191921), and the civil war (19211922) which followed it, left the country in near economic collapse.
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During the liberation war in 1971, football was the way to create international awareness about thewarofindependence.
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