graveyard of empires

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Graveyard of Empires¹

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From the several historical instances of foreign powers (namely, the British Empire, Soviet Union and United States) having been unable to achieve military victory in Afghanistan in the modern period, and as a result, collapsed or significantly weakened thereafter.

proper noun the Graveyard of Empires · graveyard of empires

  1. figuratively Afghanistan.

graveyard of empires²

proper noun the graveyard of empires

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Graveyard of Empires

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@misc{graveyard_of_empires_2026,
  title = {graveyard of empires},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/graveyard%20of%20empires},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}