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Synonyms for wars-of-the-roses

Noun

1. War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses, war, warfare
usage: struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII
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