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Winter War

Winter War proper noun: a war between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1940.

Proper noun

the Winter War

  1. (historical) A war between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1940.

Origin of Winter War

From winter + war; a calque of Finnish talvisota.

Questions about Winter War

What does Winter War mean?
Winter War means a war between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1940.
What part of speech is Winter War?
Winter War is a proper noun.

Words near Winter War in the dictionary

  1. winter triathlons
  2. winter tyre
  3. winter tyres
  4. Winter Valley
  5. winter vomiting disease
  6. Winter War
  7. winter warmer
  8. winter warmers
  9. winter wheat
  10. winter wheats
  11. winter white Russian hamster

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