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PRONUNCIATION OF COD WAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COD WAR

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Cod war is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COD WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Cod Wars

The Cod Wars, also called the Icelandic Cod Wars, were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights in the North Atlantic. The conflict ended in 1976, when the United Kingdom accepted a 200 nautical-mile Icelandic exclusive fishery zone.

Definition of cod war in the English dictionary

The definition of cod war in the dictionary is any of three disputes that occurred in 1958, 1972–73, and 1975–76 between Britain and Iceland, concerning Iceland's unilateral extension of her fishing limits.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COD WAR

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code of behaviour
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WORDS THAT END LIKE COD WAR

bidding war
civil war
cold war
council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
limited war
man o´ war
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prisoner of war
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to have had a good war
trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of cod war in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cod war» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COD WAR

Find out the translation of cod war to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cod war from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cod war» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鳕鱼战争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guerra del bacalao
570 millions of speakers

English

cod war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कॉड युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حرب سمك القد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

треска война
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra bacalhau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কড যুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guerre morue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perang cod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kabeljau-Krieg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タラ戦争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대구 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perang cod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá tuyết chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோட் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉड युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Morina savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra cod
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dorsz wojna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тріска війна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cod război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γάδου πόλεμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kabeljou oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krig torsk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

torsk krig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cod war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COD WAR»

The term «cod war» is used very little and occupies the 161.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COD WAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cod war

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COD WAR»

Discover the use of cod war in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cod war and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cape Cod and the Civil War: The Raised Right Arm
Notes. 1. AbolItIon. And. polItIcS. 1. Stacey M. Robertson, “'A Hard, Cold, Stern Life': Parker Pillsbury and Grassroots Abolitionism 1840–1865.” New England Quarterly 70, no. 2 (June 1997): 180. 2. Liberator, February 9, 1838; Beth A. Salerno, ...
Stauffer Miller, 2010
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Cod
Before the International Courtcould reach adecision, thesecond Cod War was fought and settled. This secondwar wasshorter andmoredangerous. Onthe one side,the Icelandic Coast Guard wasbetter prepared, with fasterships. On theother  ...
HealthX Digital
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British Foreign Secretaries Since 1974
For more on the outcome of the UN conferences and the Royal Navy's account of events, see Naval Staff History, BR 1736 (57), The Cod War: Naval Operations off Iceland in Support of the British Fishing Industry (1958-76) (London: HMSO, ...
Kevin Theakston, 2004
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Iceland
'No, no, no, not the cold war, the cod war,' says one. 'It was against England,' the other continues. 'We had these small shing boats and you had these huge... these huge battleships, and they just kept on hitting them.' 'So what was the war ...
Andrew Evans, 2011
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New Scientist
pressure is building for a herring war as well as a cod war as unrest grows in Europe over fishing rights and quotas, writes New Scientist marine consultant Tony Loftas. Last Thursday, the West German and Icelandic governments ended their ...
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U.S.S. Cod (SS-224): American Submarine War Patrol Reports
Submarine Squadron Sixteen FC5-16/FB5/A16-3 Care of Fleet Post Office Serial (024) San Francisco, California 30 August 1944 First Endorsement to: U.S.S. Cod War Patrol Report No. 4 dated 30 August 1944. C-Q-N-F-1-D-E-N-T-l-A-L From: ...
J. T. McDaniel, 2005
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New Scientist
Science in the great cod war The scientific basis of Iceland's avowed need to conserve her codfish stocks is disputed by British scientists, who find Icelandic cod as ecologically healthy as any in the North Atlantic. An American journalist, who ...
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Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries
The Cod War: Iceland, England and the International Court of Justice. In Some Aspects of International Fishery Law, prepared for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, pp. 66-73. Washington, DC: National Technical Information ...
Michael H. Glantz, 2005
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Fourth Force: The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ...
She served in the first Cod War with Iceland during 1958–61. This was the only vessel of the class with a complete foremast and topmast. Wave Chiefwas extensively modernised in the early 1960s and escorted Sir Alec Rose around Cape ...
Geoff Puddefoot, 2010
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Press Freedom and Global Politics
INTERNATIONAL NEWS FLOWS: THE COD WAR AND THE FALKLANDS Demonstrating differences in the international flows of news and the sources that free presses rely on during international conflicts is actually somewhat difficult.
Douglas A. Van Belle, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COD WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cod war is used in the context of the following news items.
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Red Cross Cape Cod chapter celebrates 100 years
1945: New Red Cross Cape Cod war fund appeal exceeded goal of $75,000. 1946: Miss Harriet Scudder of Hyannis was presented to the King ... «Barnstable Patriot, Jul 15»
2
Grimsby MP Melanie Onn makes first speech in the House of …
If one of her predecessors, Anthony Crosland, MP for Grimsby and Foreign Secretary at the time of the Cod War with Iceland, had taken the ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jun 15»
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This Day in History | 1973 – Royal Navy moves to protect trawlers
thisday0520 Britain has sent in Royal Navy ships to protect trawlers in the disputed Icelandic 50-mile zone as the so-called “cod war” escalates. «Macau Daily Times, May 15»
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On this day: Princess Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones
1959: The Cod War between Britain and Iceland over fishing rights intensified when Icelandic gunboats fired live ammunition at British trawlers. «Scotsman, May 15»
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Mobile fishmonger 'overwhelmed' by kindness of community retires …
"I was made redundant during the cod war and I remember selling to a woman in Grimsby who mentioned Chingford," said Mr Moody. «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Apr 15»
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Joey Essex Meets Nigel Farage For ITV2 'General Election: What …
... Fishery Protection Squadron based in Rosyth, the FIRST (don't let anyone tell you different) Cod War started at midnight 1st September 1959, ... «Huffington Post UK, Apr 15»
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On this day: John de Lorean's car firm went bust
1976: Iceland broke off diplomatic relations with Britain after the two countries failed to agree on limits in the “Cod War” fishing dispute. «Scotsman, Feb 15»
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Ailing Ayling misses the boat when it comes to offshore wind …
the tories mcmillian and heath were prime ministers for the first 2 cod wars daglo. the final 3rd cod war was somewhat overshadowed by NATO ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Feb 15»
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Icelandic seamen battling a tide of human misery on the …
During the 1970s Cod War with Britain, the Tyr was twice rammed by Royal Navy frigate HMS Falmouth. Skipper Einar Valsson explains why ... «The Australian, Feb 15»
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The seamen battling a tide of human misery
During the 1970s 'Cod War' with Britain, the Tyr was twice rammed by Royal Navy frigate HMS Falmouth. The ship's skipper, Einar Valsson, ... «The Local.it, Feb 15»

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