end war

collocation in English

meaningsofendandwar

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end
noun
uk
/end/us
/end/
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from ...
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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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(Definition ofendandwarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The central focus of the authors is the set of problems encountered by states attempting toendwar, reconstruct their economies, and reform them simultaneously.
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It unquestionably comes under the scoffs and jeers of those who talk about the necessity of war toendwar.
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The war of 1914 to 1918 was not the war toendwar; it was the beginning of turmoil, and not the end of it.
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I thought this was a war toendwar!
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The 1914–1918 war was a war toendwar.
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The first war, we were told, was a war toendwar.
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They have been watching for eight years to see whether this "war toendwar" is going to mean anything at all.
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That is why we no longer talk about a war toendwar, as on the last occasion.
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If we are toendwar, it must be completely ended.
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We saw that the war in 1914 was fought for 4¼ years as a war toendwar; and it did not do that.
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We are going toendwarfor ever; we are going to show that aggression does not pay.
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We have heard a great deal about war toendwar.
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Some of us never thought very much of the old cry that we shouldendwarby war.
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That is the only way toendwar.
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That is "the war toendwar," exactly the same as last time.
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How can they fail to realize that this is not the way to curb military aggression andendwar?
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It is said to be a war toendwar.
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We demand that out of this war should come a world organisation which willendwar.
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I believed that it was a war toendwar.
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It has been proved that war does notendwar, and economic war will not end a trade war or a trade depression.
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