war

C441
concept

War is a large-scale, organized conflict between groups—typically nations or factions—characterized by sustained violence, strategic objectives, and significant political, social, and human consequences.

All labels observed (54)

Label Occurrences
war canonical 723
armed conflict 326
civil war 244

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: war
Generated description
War is a large-scale, organized conflict between groups—typically nations or factions—characterized by sustained violence, strategic objectives, and significant political, social, and human consequences.

Instances (1,463)

Instance Via concept surface
Kitos War armed conflict
Baron Greenwood
surface form: Irish War of Independence
War with Louis I of Hungary
Länkipohja
surface form: Finnish Civil War
civil war
Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)
United States Navy ship USS De Grasse
surface form: American Revolutionary War
Mughal War of Succession civil war
Northern and Southern dynasties wars series of wars
Border War
surface form: South African Border War
armed conflict
King Philip's War
Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising revolt
War of Castro (through Urban VIII and nephews)
surface form: War of Castro
War of 1812
Anglo-Egyptian War
First Syrian War
King William's War
Androutsos
surface form: Greek War of Independence
war of independence
Constantinian civil war civil war
Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Urabi Revolt revolt
Dominican War of Independence war of independence
Sultan Mahmud
surface form: Greek War of Independence
war of independence
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)
Third Fitna civil war
War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden (1813–1814)
East Karelian Uprising armed conflict
Kinship Wars series of wars
Napoleonic Wars series of wars
Crimean War
Emsdorf
surface form: Seven Years' War
Congo Arab War
Punjab insurgency armed conflict
Little War (Cuba) war of independence
Grito de Baire revolt
Bergen
surface form: Seven Years' War
Austro-Turkish War (1737–1739)
Vellinghausen
surface form: Seven Years' War
Kashmir conflict armed conflict
Maoist insurgency in India armed conflict
Navarrese Civil War civil war
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Bishops' Wars
Catalan Civil War civil war
Saudi–Hashemite War
National Protection War civil war
Laodicean War
Winter War
Peninsular War
Thirty Days' War
Roman–Germanic wars series of wars