Germany declared war on France, who reciprocated, on August 3 [1939], and England declared war on Germany on August 4, when Belgium was already under invasion.
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Declare war
Synonyms for "declare war" (15 found)
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9 entriesawareness campaignbranding wardeclaration of warmultilateral declarationpolicy campaignpricing warpublic outreachunilateral declarationwar declaration
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8 entriesact of aggressiondeclaration of hostilitiesdeclaration of warmultilateral declarationofficial declarationstate of warunilateral declarationwar declaration
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4 entriesdeclarations of wardeclared wardeclares wardeclaring war
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The governor declared war on poverty.
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Leo Lillard, a Nashville native attending Tennessee State University, had become involved in the sit-ins as soon as they started. It was no longer just the students, it was clear that the town had declared war on racism.
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