"Opium War" meaning in English

See Opium War in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Opium Wars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Opium Wars|head=Opium War}} Opium War (plural Opium Wars)
  1. (historical) The First Opium War or the Second Opium War, two Anglo-Chinese disputes in the mid-19th century. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical events, History of China, War Translations (First Opium War or the Second Opium War): ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ (bhin:cacpwai:) (Burmese), 鴉片戰爭 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸦片战争 (Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), oopiumisota (Finnish), Opiumkrieg [masculine] (German), 阿片戦争 (Ahen Sensō) (Japanese), アヘン戦争 (Ahen Sensō) (Japanese), Guerra do Ópio [feminine] (Portuguese), Chiến tranh Nha phiến (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Opium_War-en-name-pHKx9Te8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Opium War meaning in English (2.8kB)

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