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declaration of war

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oorlogsverklaring — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Basque: gerra-deklarazio — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Belarusian: аб'яўленне вайны (abʺjawljennje vajny) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Belarusian: абвяшчэнне вайны (abvjaščennje vajny) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Belarusian: абвешчанне вайны (abvješčannje vajny) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Catalan: declaració de guerra — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宣戰 /宣战 (xuānzhàn) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Danish: krigserklæring — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Dutch: oorlogsverklaring — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Estonian: sõjakuulutus — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Finnish: sodanjulistus — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • French: déclaration de guerre — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Galician: declaración de guerra — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • German: Kriegserklärung — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Greek: κήρυξη πολέμου (kíryxi polémou) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Hebrew: הכרזת מלחמה (hakhrazát milhamá) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Hungarian: hadüzenet — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Icelandic: stríðsyfirlýsing — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Italian: dichiarazione di guerra — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Japanese: 宣戦布告 (sensen fukoku) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Lithuanian: karo paskelbimas — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krigserklæring — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krigserklæring — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Polish: wypowiedzenie wojny — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Portuguese: declaração de guerra — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Romanian: declarație de război — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Russian: объявле́ние войны́ (obʺjavlénije vojný) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Spanish: declaración de guerra — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Swedish: krigsförklaring — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Turkish: harp ilâni — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Ukrainian: оголо́шення війни́ (oholóšennja vijný) — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity
  • Volapük: krigisag — a formal announcement by an entity that it is in a state of war with another entity