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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 |
| LÓRÁNt | | - | Hungarian |
| Hiroto | | hee-ṙo-to | Japanese |
| LourenÇO | | law-REN-soo (Portuguese), law-REN-soo (Brazilian Portuguese) | Portuguese |
| Mikhaila | | mə-KAY-lə | English (Rare) |
| Saul | | SAWL (English) | Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin |
| Tommie | | ['tɔmi] | |