Star Wars

English

Etymology

From the original name of the science fantasy motion picture Star Wars (1977).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): [ˈstɑː(ɹ) ˈwɔː(ɹ)z]
(US) IPA^(key): [ˈstɑɹ ˈwɔɹz], [ˈstɑ˞ ˈwɔɹz]

Proper noun

Star Wars

An American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas in a setting where futuristic technology co-exists with a semi-sentient form of magic/religion called the Force.
(informal, military) The United States Strategic Defense Initiative.

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Translations

Saga

Arabic: حَرْب النُّجُوم‎ f (ḥarb an-nujūm)
Armenian: Աստղային պատերազմներ (Astłayin paterazmner)
Azerbaijani: Ulduz müharibələri
Belarusian: Зо́рныя во́йны (Zórnyja vójny)
Bulgarian: Междузвездни войни (Mežduzvezdni vojni)
Catalan: La Guerra de les Galàxies
Chinese:
Mandarin: 星球大戰／星球大战 (zh) (Xīngqiú Dà Zhàn)
Czech: Hvězdné války
Danish: Stjernekrigen
Esperanto: Stelaj Militoj
Estonian: Tähesõjad
Finnish: Tähtien sota
French: Star Wars f, Guerre des étoiles f
Galician: A guerra das galaxias
Georgian: ვარსკვლავური ომები (varsḳvlavuri omebi)
German: Krieg der Sterne
Greek: Ο Πόλεμος των Άστρων (O Pólemos ton Ástron)
Haitian Creole: Zetwal Lagè
Hebrew: מלחמת הכוכבים‎ (milḥémet hakokhavím)
Hindi: स्टार वॉर्स m (sṭār vŏrs)
Hungarian: Csillagok háborúja (hu)
Icelandic: Stjörnustríð
Italian: Guerre Stellari
Japanese: スター・ウォーズ (Sutā Wōzu)
Kazakh: Жұлдыздар шайқасы (Jūldyzdar şaiqasy)
Korean: 스타워즈 (seutawojeu)
Latin: Bella Stellaria
Latvian: Zvaigžņu kari
Lithuanian: Žvaigždžių karai
Macedonian: Војна на ѕвездите (Vojna na dzvezdite)
Marathi: स्टार वॉर्स m (sṭār vŏrsa)
Mongolian: Оддын дайн (Oddyn dajn)
Navajo: Sǫʼtah Anaaʼ
Persian: جنگ ستارگان‎ (jang-e setâregân)
Polish: Gwiezdne wojny pl
Portuguese: Guerra nas Estrelas f
Romanian: Războiul stelelor
Russian: Звёздные во́йны f pl (Zvjózdnyje vójny)
Serbo-Croatian: Ratovi Zvijezda pl, Zvjezdani Ratovi
Spanish: La Guerra de las galaxias
Swedish: Stjärnornas krig
Turkish: Yıldız Savaşları
Ukrainian: Зоряні війни (Zorjani vijny)
Uzbek: Yulduzlar jangi
Vietnamese: Chiến tranh giữa các vì sao
Walloon: Li Guere des Stoeles

Strategic Defense Initiative

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 戰略防禦主動性／战略防御主动性 (Zhànlüè fángyù zhǔdòng xìng), 星球大戰計劃／星球大战计划 (Xīngqiú dà zhàn jìhuà)
Finnish: tähtien sota
French: Initiative de Défense stratégique, Guerre des étoiles f
German: Krieg der Sterne
Hebrew: יוזמת ההגנה האסטרטגית‎
Japanese: スターウォーズ計画 (スターウォーズけいかく, Sutā Wōzu Keikaku)
Latin: (Modern Latin) Initiativa Defensionis Strategicae, (Classical Latin) Vis Defensionis Bellicae
Polish: gwiezdne wojny n pl, wojny gwiezdne n pl
Portuguese: Guerra nas Estrelas f
Russian: Стратеги́ческая оборо́нная инициати́ва (Strategíčeskaja oborónnaja iniciatíva)
Spanish: Iniciativa de la Defensa Estratégica

Star Wars

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