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- declare war against
declare war against
declare war against someone or something
and declare war on someone or something 1. Lit. to formally announce that one will fight a war with someone or some country. A group of countries declared war against the aggressor.
2. . Fig. to announce a serious campaign against a type of person or a serious problem. The president declared war against crime and criminals. The pressure group declared war on waste.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Janetta | | jə-NET-ə | English (Rare) |
| Violetta | | vyo-LET-tah (Italian), vee-ah-LYE-tah (Russian) | Italian, Russian |
| Faustino | | - | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| Nnenne | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| RafaŁ | | RAH-fow | Polish |
| Leda | | ['li:də] | |