Revolutionary War

English

Proper noun

Revolutionary War

1. Any of several revolutionary wars (wars of revolution), taken specifically.

Usage notes

• In English-language contexts, the term usually refers to the American Revolutionary War of 1775-1783.

Coordinate terms

• The Revolution

Derived terms

• American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) of the contiguous southern 13 colonies of the British Empire on the east coast of the North American mainland