"gang war" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gang wars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gang war (countable and uncountable, plural gang wars)
  1. A conflict or feuding between two or more gangs (criminal groups). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime Synonyms: gang-war, gangwar Translations (conflict or feuding between two or more gangs): bendeoorlog [masculine] (Dutch), Bandenkrieg [masculine] (German), bandaháború (Hungarian), gängkrig [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gang_war-en-noun-D8dkx4xl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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