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World War 3

World War 3 is the alternative form of World War III.

Meaning of World War III

Proper noun

World War III

  1. A hypothetical world war following World War II.
    • "I can't pretend I'm sorry to hear of the Khan's death - at least that removes the threat of World War Three - but what are we left with?"1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 62
    Synonyms:
    Third World War

Questions about World War 3

What is World War 3 the alternative form of?
World War 3 is the alternative form of World War III.

Words near World War 3 in the dictionary

  1. world view
  2. world views
  3. world war
  4. World War 1
  5. World War 2
  6. World War 3
  7. World War Four
  8. World War I
  9. World War II
  10. World War II generation
  11. World War III

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Adapted from Wiktionary: World War 3 (page history and authors); World War III (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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