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war-torn

adjective
 
 
/ˈwɔː.tɔːn/ US  /ˈwɔːr.tɔːrn/ (also war-ravaged, /ˈwɔːˌræv.ɪdʒd/ US  /ˈwɔːrˌræv.ɪdʒd/)

Definition

severely damaged by a long war, especially between different groups from the same country: It is a long-term task to rebuild the infrastructure of a war-torn country such as Angola.War
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