Guerra

Guerra

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “guerra”.

It’s a feminine noun meaning “war”.

It comes from an old Germanic word werra meaning “disorder” or “fight”, making it related to the English word “war”.

La guerra civil dejó muchas cicatrices en el país.

The civil war left many scars on the country.

La Segunda Guerra Mundial terminó en 1945.

The Second World War ended in 1945.

Los historiadores analizan cómo la guerra fría transformó las relaciones geopolíticas del siglo XX.

Historians analyze how the Cold War transformed the geopolitical relations of the 20th century.

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