gulf war

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gulf war (enc)

Noun	1.	Gulf War - a war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)
	2.	Gulf War - a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution Iran-Iraq War war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

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