Usage Note
Krieg is the general word for war; you wage one with Krieg führen (literally 'to lead war'). Note the opposite Frieden ('peace') and the compound Weltkrieg ('world war'), as in Zweiter Weltkrieg.
Examples
"Der Krieg dauerte viele Jahre."
Natural Translation
The war lasted many years.
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