arab-israeli war

Noun
  1. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur);
    Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt (synset 101305174)
    domain region: middle east, mideast, near east - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
    is an instance of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    same as: yom kippur war
  2. Tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967;
    Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East (synset 101304940)
    domain region: middle east, mideast, near east - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
    is an instance of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    same as: six day war, six-day war

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