Gulf War

proper noun

One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Similar
Operation Desert StormKuwait War1990 Kuwait War1991 Kuwait War1990-1991 Kuwait WarIraq War1990 Iraq War1991 Iraq War
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Meanings

proper nounthe Gulf War (countable and uncountable, plural Gulf Wars)

plural Gulf Wars

  1. countableuncountablehistoryOne of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
  2. countableuncountablePrincipally the one from 1990 to 1991; a war principally involving Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, and a coalition of forces lead by the U.S.

    Synonyms: Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait War, 1990 Kuwait War, 1991 Kuwait War, 1990-1991 Kuwait War, Iraq War, 1990 Iraq War, 1991 Iraq War

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounPrincipally the one from 1990 to 1991; a war principally involving Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, and a coalition of forces lead by the U.S.

Similar
Operation Desert StormKuwait War1990 Kuwait War1991 Kuwait War1990-1991 Kuwait WarIraq War1990 Iraq War1991 Iraq War1990-1991 Iraq War
Also see
ramadan war

Origin

gulf + war. From ellipsis of Persian Gulf.

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Translations

Arabic حَرْب الْخَلِيج الثَّانِيَة
  • حَرْب الْخَلِيج الثَّانِيَة (ḥarb al-ḵalīj aṯ-ṯāniya)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Catalan guerra del Golf
  • guerra del Golfwar fought at the Persian Gulf
Chinese Mandarin 海灣戰爭 /海湾战争, 波斯灣戰爭 /波斯湾战争
  • 海灣戰爭 /海湾战争 (Hǎiwān Zhànzhēng)war fought at the Persian Gulf
  • 波斯灣戰爭 /波斯湾战争 (Bōsīwān Zhànzhēng)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Finnish Persianlahden sota
  • Persianlahden sotawar fought at the Persian Gulf
French guerre du Golfe
  • guerre du Golfewar fought at the Persian Gulf
German Golfkrieg
  • Golfkriegwar fought at the Persian Gulf
Greek Πόλεμος του Κόλπου
  • Πόλεμος του Κόλπου (Pólemos tou Kólpou)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Hindi खाड़ी युद्ध
  • खाड़ी युद्ध (khāṛī yuddh)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Korean 걸프 전쟁
  • 걸프 전쟁 (geolpeu jeonjaeng)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Punjabi ਖਾੜੀ ਯੁੱਧ
  • ਖਾੜੀ ਯੁੱਧ (khāṛī yuddha)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Turkish Körfez Savaşı
  • Körfez Savaşıwar fought at the Persian Gulf
Urdu جَن٘گِ خَلِیج
  • جَن٘گِ خَلِیج (jang-e-xalīj)war fought at the Persian Gulf
Welsh Rhyfel y Gwlff
  • Rhyfel y Gwlffwar fought at the Persian Gulf
Cite this entry
APA

Gulf War. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20War

MLA

“Gulf War.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20War. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf War,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20War.

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