In dictionaries:
love affair
Intense romantic relationship between individuals.
Dreyfus affair
French political scandal involving antisemitism.
private affair
Personal matter not publicly disclosed.
extramarital affair
Trent Affair
a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and the United Kingdom.
XYZ Affair
Diplomatic conflict between France, US.
sexual affair
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair, also known as the Haymarket massacre, the Haymarket riot, the Haymarket Square riot, or the Haymarket Incident, was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
suez affair
gala affair
Elegant celebration with formal flair.
romantic affair
Intimate relationship outside of marriage.
Caroline affair
The (also known as the Caroline case) an international incident involving the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Canadas which started in 1837 and lasted until 1842.
Brownsville affair
The Brownsville affair, or the Brownsville raid, was an incident of racial discrimination that occurred in 1906 in the Southwestern United States due to resentment by white residents of Brownsville, Texas, of the Buffalo Soldiers, black soldiers in a segregated unit stationed at nearby Fort Brown.
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