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World War 2

World War 2 is the alternative form of World War II.

Meaning of World War II

Proper noun

World War II

  1. (historical) 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.
    • As students all over the United States knuckle down to learning, the rumble of war drums once more proclaims Mars high man in Europe. Discarding morbid curiosity, every student should consider it vitally necessary to get a general picture of the causes, movements, and possible effects of World War...1939 November 10, “Following The War”, in The Chart, volume I, number 1, Joplin, Missouri: Joplin Junior College, page 4, column 1

Questions about World War 2

What is World War 2 the alternative form of?
World War 2 is the alternative form of World War II.

Words near World War 2 in the dictionary

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  6. World War 2
  7. World War 3
  8. World War Four
  9. World War I
  10. World War II
  11. World War II generation

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