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   ajar

   /əˈdʒɑː/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a door or other opening) slightly open: "the home help had left the window ajar"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from on + obsolete char (Old English cerr) ‘a turn, return’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • A

     1

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Second_Opium_WarSecond Opium War - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The Second Opium War (simplified Chinese: 第二次鸦片战争; traditional Chinese: 第二次鴉片戰爭), also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, (simplified Chinese: 英法联军之役; traditional Chinese: 英法聯軍之役) [full citation needed] was a colonial war lasting from 1856 to 1860, which pitted United Kingdom, France, and the United States against the Qing dynasty of China.

   • Location: China