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Meaning of dirty war | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor.
historical
A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.
historical

Equivalents

Español guerra sucia

Français guerre sale

Русский грязная война

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

dirty washing dirty weather dirty weekend dirty word dirty work dirty wound