Russo-Japanese War

American  

[ruhs-oh-jap-uh-neez, -nees] / ˈrʌs oʊˈdʒæp əˌniz, -ˌnis /

noun

1. the war (1904–1905) between Russia and Japan.

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Russo-Japanese War British  

noun

1. a war (1904–05) between Russia and Japan, caused largely by rivalry over Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered a series of major defeats

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Russo-Japanese War Cultural  

1. A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power.

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President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty. For his efforts, Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize for peace.

Example Sentences

He lived through bloody times — including the Russo-Japanese War — and seemed to enjoy trading rhetorical barbs as much as anyone.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

It was the largest Russian warship to be sunk in battle since the end of World War II and the first flagship sunk in battle since the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2023

Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War prompted the first Russian Revolution in 1905.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

This truly weird work — an operetta about, of all things, espionage in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2020

But the experience of the Russo-Japanese War seems to have finally established the necessity of it, and also the fact that it must generally be used lying down.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various