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declare war
declare war
1. To state formally the intention to carry on armed hostilities against.
2. To state one's intent to suppress or eradicate: declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hoshiko | | ho-shee-ko | Japanese |
| Priam | | PRIE-əm (English) | Greek Mythology (Anglicized) |
| Ike | | [aik] | |
| Suri | | - | Yiddish |
| &Thorn;ÓRgÍSl | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Lennart | | LE-nahrt (Low German) | Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Low German, Dutch |