Usually means: Devastated by prolonged armed conflict.
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  1. war-torn: Merriam-Webster
  2. war-torn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. war-torn, war-torn: Collins English Dictionary
  4. war-torn: Vocabulary.com
  5. War-Torn, War-torn, war-torn: Wordnik
  6. war-torn: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. war-torn: Wiktionary
  8. war-torn: Dictionary.com
  9. war-torn: Rhymezone
  10. war-torn: FreeDictionary.org
  11. war-torn: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. war-torn: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Extensively damaged as a result of war.

Similar:
destroyed, war-worn, war-ridden, war-weary, conflict-ridden, roadworn, violence-ridden, burnt out, strife-ridden, devastative, more...

Opposite:
peaceful, tranquil, calm, serene, undisturbed

Types:
Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, more...

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Similar:
destroyed, war-worn, war-ridden, war-weary, conflict-ridden, roadworn, violence-ridden, burnt out, strife-ridden, devastative, more...

Opposite:
peaceful, tranquil, calm, serene, undisturbed

Types:
Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, more...



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