World War II
Meaning
The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Synonyms
𐐏𐐭𐑌𐐷𐐲𐑌 𐐲𐑂 𐐝𐐬𐑂𐐨𐐯𐐻 𐐝𐐬𐑇𐐲𐑊𐐮𐑅𐐻 𐐡𐐨𐐹𐐲𐐺𐑊𐐮𐐿𐑅
Translations
Zweiter Weltkrieg
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Segunda Guerra Mundial
Seconda guerra mondiale
Tweede Wereldoorlog
Segunda Guerra Mundial
Segona Guerra Mundial
II. Dünya Savaşı seconda guerra mondiale
Β΄ Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος
حرب عالمية ثانية
Şerê cîhanî yê duyemîn Β’ Παγκόσμιος ΠόλεμοςPronounced as (IPA)
/wɜː(ɹ)ld wɔː(ɹ)tuː/
Etymology
From world war + two. The term was used for a hypothetical future war as early as 1819. It was first applied to the war in 1939-45 in an article in Time, dated September 11, 1939.
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