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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

action, military action go
a military engagement

war, warfare
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

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9 Subcategories

limited war go
a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy
psychological warfare, war of nerves go
the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale
civil war go
a war between factions in the same country
chemical warfare, chemical operations go
warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy
biological warfare, BW, biological attack, biologic attack, bioattack go
the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food
information warfare, IW go
the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries
jihad, jehad, international jihad go
a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
world war go
a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
hot war go
actual fighting between the warring parties