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war.

confusion, disarray

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʋɑr/
  1. confusion, disarray

    feminine
  2. tangle, mess

    feminine
  3. an elevated area on the floor of a body of water, a kind of contraption for luring and catching fish, where nets and fykes could be installed

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Dutch werre, warre (“confusion, disarray, conflict”), from Old Dutch *werra, from Proto-West Germanic *werʀu (“confusion; quarrel”).

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