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world-war

world-war is the alternative form of world war.

Meaning of world war

Noun

world war (plural world wars)

  1. A war involving the major nations of the world.
    • Their lips met in one long silent kiss, and a moment later he had gone to strike the first blow in the coming world-war, and to bring the beginning of sorrows on the Tyrant of the North.1894, George Griffith, The Angel of the Revolution, page 69

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Adjective

world-war (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a period of time immediately during a world war

Forms of world-war

pluralworld-wars

Questions about world-war

What does world-war mean?
World-war means pertaining to a period of time immediately during a world war.
What is world-war the alternative form of?
World-war is the alternative form of world war.
What part of speech is world-war?
World-war is an adjective.

Words near world-war in the dictionary

  1. world-soul
  2. world-system
  3. world-systems
  4. world-view
  5. world-views
  6. world-war
  7. world-wars
  8. world-wearied
  9. world-wearier
  10. world-weariest
  11. world-weariness

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