Meanings
proper nounthe War on Terrorism
- USAn ongoing campaign by the United States (and some of its allies) the stated aim of which is to counter international terrorism, but especially to counter al-Qaeda and other militant Muslim groups.
- The common term for the military, political, legal and ideological conflict against Islamic terrorism, and specifically used in reference to operations by the United States, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Chinese Mandarin 反恐戰爭 /反恐战争, 反恐戰爭 /反恐战争
- 反恐戰爭 /反恐战争 (fǎnkǒng zhànzhēng)ongoing campaign by the US and its allies
- 反恐戰爭 /反恐战争 (fǎnkǒng zhànzhēng)common term for conflict against Islamic terrorism
Finnish sota terrorismia vastaan, sota terrorismia vastaan
- sota terrorismia vastaanongoing campaign by the US and its allies
- sota terrorismia vastaancommon term for conflict against Islamic terrorism
Japanese 対テロ戦争
- 対テロ戦争ongoing campaign by the US and its allies
Swedish Kriget mot Terrorismen, Kriget mot Terrorismen
- Kriget mot Terrorismenongoing campaign by the US and its allies
- Kriget mot Terrorismencommon term for conflict against Islamic terrorism
Vietnamese chiến tranh chống khủng bố, chiến tranh chống khủng bố
- chiến tranh chống khủng bốongoing campaign by the US and its allies
- chiến tranh chống khủng bốcommon term for conflict against Islamic terrorism
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APA
War on Terrorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/War%20on%20Terrorism
MLA
“War on Terrorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/War%20on%20Terrorism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “War on Terrorism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/War%20on%20Terrorism.
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