What does "revolutionary war" mean?

Any of several revolutionary wars (wars of revolution), taken specifically.

Revolutionary war

Q: What is a synonym for "revolutionary war"?

Common synonyms include: american revolution, american revolutions, american war for independence, american war of independence, american wars for independence, armed revolt.

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1
Any of several revolutionary wars (wars of revolution), taken specifically.
2
Any of several revolutionary wars (wars of revolution), taken specifically.; Ellipsis of American Revolutionary War abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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american revolution american revolutions american war for independence american war of independence american wars for independence armed revolt

Antonyms

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modern era label nonwar period peace peaceful negotiation

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