Pig War

proper noun

A diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.

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Pig and Potato WarPig EpisodeNorthwestern Boundary DisputeSan Juan Boundary Dispute
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Meanings

proper nounthe Pig War
  1. historicalA diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.

    Synonyms: Pig and Potato War, Pig Episode, Northwestern Boundary Dispute, San Juan Boundary Dispute

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.

Similar
Pig and Potato WarPig EpisodeNorthwestern Boundary DisputeSan Juan Boundary Dispute
Also see
northwestern boundary disputepig and potato warpig episodesan juan boundary dispute
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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