WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lim′ited war′, 
    1. Militarya war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
    2. Militarya war restricted to a relatively small area of the world and involving few warring nations.
    • 1935–40

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