war of 1812

1. 1.

   a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France

   Broaderwar

Questions about war of 1812

What does war of 1812 mean?

war of 1812 means "a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France".

Is war of 1812 a common word?

war of 1812 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.