Gulf War

== English == === Etymology === gulf +‎ war. From ellipsis of Persian Gulf. === Proper noun === the Gulf War (countable and uncountable, plural Gulf Wars) (history) One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s Alternative form: Persian Gulf War Principally the one from 1990 to 1991; a war principally involving Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, and a coalition of forces lead by the U.S. Alternative forms: 1990 Gulf War, 1991 Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”), 1990-1991 Gulf War, 1990 Persian Gulf War, 1991 Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, Gulf War I, Gulf War 1, First Gulf War, 1st Gulf War Synonyms: Operation Desert Storm (“1991”), Kuwait War, 1990 Kuwait War, 1991 Kuwait War, 1990-1991 Kuwait War, Iraq War, 1990 Iraq War, 1991 Iraq War, 1990-1991 Iraq War Meronyms: Project 17 (“1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait”), Operation Desert Shield (“1990-1991 defense of Saudi Arabia”), Operation Desert Storm (“1991 expulsion of Iraq from Kuwait”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====