Star Wars

English Etymology From the original name of the science fantasy motion picture Star Wars (film) Star Wars (1977). Pronunciation en [ˈstɑː(ɹ) ˈwɔː(ɹ)z] UK en [ˈstɑɹ ˈwɔɹz] [ˈstɑ˞ ˈwɔɹz] US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Star Wars.wav US 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 coexists with a semisentient form of magic or religion called the Force. en informal military The United States Strategic Defense Initiative. Usage notes The original Star Wars film (1977) was at first titled simply Star Wars. As new Star Wars movies were released, it was retroactively retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Derived terms en Star Wars Day Star Warsesque Star Warsian Star Warsy Turkish Star Wars Warsie Translations epic space opera franchise Arabic: ar حَرْب النُّجُوم f Armenian: hy Աստղային պատերազմներ Azerbaijani: az Ulduz müharibələri Belarusian: be Зо́рныя во́йны Bulgarian: bg Междузве́здни войни́ Catalan: ca La Guerra de les Galàxies Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 星球大戰 Xīngqiú Dà Zhàn Czech: cs Hvězdné války Danish: da Stjernekrigen Esperanto: eo Stelaj Militoj Estonian: et Tähesõjad Finnish: fi Tähtien sota French: fr Star Wars f, fr Guerre des étoiles f Galician: gl A guerra das galaxias Georgian: ka ვარსკვლავური ომები German: de Star Wars, de Krieg der Sterne Greek: el Ο Πόλεμος των Άστρων Haitian Creole: ht Zetwal Lagè Hebrew: he מלחמת הכוכבים milḥémet hakokhavím Hindi: hi स्टार वॉर्स m Hungarian: hu Csillagok háborúja Icelandic: is Stjörnustríð Italian: it Guerre Stellari, it Star Wars Japanese: ja スター・ウォーズ Sutā Wōzu Kazakh: kk Жұлдызды соғыстар Korean: ko 스타워즈 Latin: la Bella Stellaria Latvian: lv Zvaigžņu kari Lithuanian: lt Žvaigždžių karai Macedonian: mk Војна на ѕвездите Marathi: mr स्टार वॉर्स m Mongolian: mn Оддын дайн Navajo: nv Sǫʼtah Anaaʼ Persian: fa جنگ ستارگان jang-e setâregân Polish: pl Gwiezdne wojny p Portuguese: pt Guerra nas Estrelas f Romanian: ro Războiul stelelor Russian: ru Звёздные во́йны f-p Serbo-Croatian: sh Ratovi Zvijezda p, sh Zvjezdani Ratovi Spanish: es La guerra de las galaxias, es Star Wars Swedish: sv Stjärnornas krig Turkish: tr Yıldız Savaşları Ukrainian: uk Зоряні війни Uzbek: uz Yulduzlar jangi Vietnamese: vi Chiến tranh giữa các vì sao Walloon: wa Li Guere des Stoeles Strategic Defense Initiative Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 戰略防禦主動性 Zhànlüè fángyù zhǔdòng xìng, cmn 星球大戰計劃 Xīngqiú dà zhàn jìhuà Finnish: fi tähtien sota French: fr Initiative de Défense stratégique, fr guerre des étoiles f German: de Krieg der Sterne Hebrew: he יוזמת ההגנה האסטרטגית Japanese: ja 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: pl gwiezdne wojny n-p, pl wojny gwiezdne n-p Portuguese: pt Guerra nas Estrelas f Russian: ru Стратеги́ческая оборо́нная инициати́ва Spanish: es Iniciativa de la Defensa Estratégica Further reading Strategic Defense Initiative en terms derived from Star Wars en Space flight Nicknames Nuclear warfare Ronald Reagan Star Wars Weapons