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Meaning of "gang warfare" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GANG WARFARE

gang warfare  [ɡæŋ ˈwɔːˌfɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GANG WARFARE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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Gang warfare is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GANG WARFARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gang warfare

Gang

A gang is a group of recurrently associating individuals or close friends with identifiable leadership and internal organization, identifying with or claiming control over territory in a community, and engaging either individually or collectively in violent or other forms of illegal behavior. Some criminal gang members are "jumped in" or have to prove their loyalty by committing acts such as theft or violence. Although gangs exist internationally, there is a greater level of study and knowledgeable information of gangs specifically in the United States. A member of a gang is called a gangster.

Definition of gang warfare in the English dictionary

The definition of gang warfare in the dictionary is violent fighting or conflict between street gangs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GANG WARFARE


airfare
ˈɛəˌfɛə
carfare
ˈkɑːˌfɛə
eelfare
ˈiːlˌfɛə
fieldfare
ˈfiːldˌfɛə
funfair
ˈfʌnˌfɛə
lawfare
ˈlɔːˌfɛə
Mayfair
ˈmeɪˌfɛə
thoroughfare
ˈθʌrəˌfɛə
throughfare
ˈθruːˌfɛə
warfare
ˈwɔːˌfɛə
welfare
ˈwɛlˌfɛə
workfare
ˈwɜːkˌfɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GANG WARFARE

gang
Gang of Four
gang plough
gang rape
gang saw
gang sawyer
gang show
gang up
gang way
gang-banger
gang-banging
gang-gang
Ganga
Ganga jal
gangbang
gangbo
gangboard
gangbuster
gangbusters
gangbusting

WORDS THAT END LIKE GANG WARFARE

asymmetric warfare
asymmetrical warfare
atomic warfare
bacteriological warfare
bio-warfare
biological warfare
chemical warfare
child welfare
class warfare
electronic warfare
fanfare
fare
germ warfare
guerrilla warfare
information warfare
jungle warfare
psychological warfare
siege warfare
the welfare
trench warfare

Synonyms and antonyms of gang warfare in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gang warfare» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GANG WARFARE

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

Translator English - Chinese

群战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guerra de pandillas
570 millions of speakers

English

gang warfare
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिरोह युद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرب العصابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бандитских разборок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guerra de gangues
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্যাং ওয়ারফেয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la guerre des gangs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peperangan geng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bandenkriege
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴力団同士の抗争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갱 전쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gang perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh băng đảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கும்பல் போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामूहिक युद्ध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çete savaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guerra di bande
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojny gangów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бандитських розборок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

război bandă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλεμος συμμοριών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bende-oorlog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gäng krig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bandekrig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gang warfare

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GANG WARFARE»

The term «gang warfare» is regularly used and occupies the 95.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GANG WARFARE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gang warfare

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QUOTES WITH «GANG WARFARE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gang warfare.
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Sister Souljah
Shakespeare wrote about love. I write about love. Shakespeare wrote about gang warfare, family feuds and revenge. I write about all the same things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANG WARFARE»

Discover the use of gang warfare in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gang warfare and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Notorious Bacon Brothers: Inside Gang Warfare on ...
In The Notorious Bacon Brothers, bestselling author Jerry Langton tells the story of the new drug trade in BC, of betrayals and retributions, of public shootouts and assassinations, and of innocent bystanders caught in the middle.
Jerry Langton, 2013
2
Breakdown: A Season of Gang Warfare, High School Football, ...
Recounts the story of a high school football team in the crime-ridden city of Chelsea, Massachusetts, where the team's coach, a police officer, struggled to lead the team to a championship and keep the players out of neighborhood gangs.
Bob Halloran, 2010
3
Shooters: Gang Warfare in Manchester in the Twenty-First Century
The results, however have been mixed. Shooters tells the story of the new gangbangers who emerged in the new century, with names like the Moss Side Bloodz, the Fallowfield Mad Dogs and the Old Trafford Cripz.
Ben Black, 2012
4
Gangs in Court
... understood by all members; (6) gangs had a group of clearly defined leaders who were respected by gang members, distinctly specified and vested with a direct flow of authority; and (7) gangs had a coherent organization for gang warfare.
Lewis Yablonsky, 2005
5
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
This award-winning and bestselling classic memoir about a young Chicano gang member is now updated with a new Introduction and reading group guide.
Luis J. Rodriguez, 1993
6
Children and Youth in America: A Documentary History
again taken up "gang warfare" on a scale that is equal to or greater than the phenomenon that received so much attention from the media in the 1950's. This anomalous situation is partly a consequence of the problem of defining what a gang ...
Robert Hamlett Bremner, 1974
7
Assets, Livelihoods, and Social Policy
Even what seemed to be the most destructive and harmful form of gang violence —gang warfare—was a socially constructive process when viewed from the local level. For example, gang warfare obeyed certain behavioral rules that played ...
Caroline O. N. Moser, Anis Ahmad Dani, 2008
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The Gang: A Study of 1,313 Gangs in Chicago
Gang warfare is ruthless.I “Treat 'em rough and tell 'em nuttin'!” is the slogan of a Chicago gang leader of fifteen years. The treatment of prisoners held by the gang is often brutal and inhuman: severe beatings are commonplace; and in one ...
Frederic Milton Thrasher, James F. Short, 1963
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Gangsters: 50 Years of Madness, Drugs, and Death on the ...
In the melee, a few metropolitan policemen who tried to interfere with the gang warfare were badly beaten. There were apparently no guns or knives used. The warfare took the form of fistfighting and the use of a few bats. The gangs of this era ...
Lewis Yablonsky, 1998
10
Understanding Romeo and Juliet: A Student Casebook to ...
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents Alan Hager. URBAN VENDETTA Urban vendetta and gang warfare over "territorial rights" and collective action by crowds on the streets have to some degree plagued every ...
Alan Hager, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANG WARFARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gang warfare is used in the context of the following news items.
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Six months of murder
That was because of politically-linked gang warfare in Kingston and elsewhere. Eddie Seaga's JLP, then in opposition, was mixed up in the ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Williams, the greatest? | Business Standard Editorials
... the wake of the gang warfare the city was then infamous for, Williams' journey to become the greatest in her sport is all the more remarkable. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
All of Spike Lee's Instagram Posts on 'Chi-raq' Compiled, | Shadow …
In Spike's film, the story will center on a woman's quest to end gang warfare in Chicago, likely via similar methods as used by Lysistrata; i.e., ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
4
New Jersey man charged with seven murders in 'horrific' shooting …
"This doesn't appear to be part of some gang warfare, retaliation or initiation." Prosecutors said that on May 18 West shot and killed his first ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
5
How to deal with BC gang violence is dividing the community
The bottom line is there needs to be a more comprehensive approach to tackle this gang warfare which will require the active cooperation of ... «CanIndia News, Jul 15»
6
Guest Editorial: Tim Burgess's Gun Tax Proposal Is Pure Politics and …
... and that drive-by shootings and gang warfare aren't likely to be impacted by a sales tax on guns and bullets. Slapping feel-good regulations ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
7
Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge – Twelve Reasons to Die II …
... same unmoving temperature throughout the whole song, never able to elevate the gang warfare lyrics above the kind of street tale you'd hear ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
8
Should GOP chairman Reince Priebus be deported?
Hispanics in Arizona, South Texas, and parts of California live in fear from the crime and gang warfare of illegal aliens and would love to have a ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
9
Inquiry into gang violence recommended
“In spite of Operation Fiela and the army's presence in Manenberg in early June, gang warfare continued until last week when community ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
10
This Man Saved NYC From an Epic Gang War & Helped Plant the …
... wonderfully complementary audio clips from speeches, news reels, the 1979 film Warriors (which is loosely based on the gang warfare of the ... «Ambrosia For Heads, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gang warfare [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gang-warfare>. Apr 2024 ».
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