war-torn
adjective /ˈwɔː.tɔːn/
/ˈwɔːr.tɔːrn/ (also war-ravaged, /ˈwɔːˌræv.ɪdʒd/
/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
(Definition of war-torn adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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