English Explanatory Dictionary

Pig War

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A diplomatic dispute involving the United States and the United Kingdom over the Oregon Treaty boundary around the San Juan Islands, which began with an American farmer shooting a British company's pig in 1859.

Word forms

Pig War the Pig War

Synonyms

Pig and Potato War Pig Episode Northwestern Boundary Dispute San Juan Boundary Dispute
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