total war
total war · total wars
тотальна війна
тотальная война
totaler Krieg
Warfare where all of a country's available resources, military as well as civilian,…Warfare where all of a country's available resources, military as well as civilian, are employed.
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Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Warfare where all of a country's available resources, military as well as civilian, are employed.
totaler Krieg
тотальная войнаtotalʹnaja vojna
тотальна війнаtotalʹna vijna
Examples
2 sentencesDo you mean a total nuclear war?
What would be the geopolitical consequences of a total war in Libya for Algeria?
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
warfare where all of a country's resources are employed:
Русский
By meaning 1
warfare where all of a country's resources are employed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
warfare where all of a country's resources are employed:
Origin
Calque of German totaler Krieg, coined by Erich Ludendorff.Calque of German totaler Krieg, coined by Erich Ludendorff.
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Forms
plural: total wars| Singular | total war |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable