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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A series of wars in central Europe beginning in 1618 that stemmed from conflict between Protestants and Catholics and political struggles between the Holy Roman Empire and other powers. It ended with the Peace of Westphalia (1648).
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