World War III
World War III proper noun: a hypothetical world war following World War II.
Proper noun
World War III
- 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
- One time ago a crazy dream came to me / I dreamt I was walking into World War Three1963, Bob Dylan, “Talkin' World War III Blues”, in The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
- Synonyms:
- Third World War
World War III meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
World War III in Hindi
- hypothetical world war (World War III)
- तृतीय विश्व युद्ध tŕtīya viśva yuddh
World War III in Tamil
- hypothetical world war (World War III)
- மூன்றாம் உலகப் போர் mūṉṟām ulakap pōr
World War III in Marathi
- hypothetical world war (World War III)
- तिसरे विश्व युद्ध tisre viśva yuddha
World War III in Urdu
- hypothetical world war (World War III)
- جَنْگِ عَظیم سوم jang-e azīm som
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- World War III in Tagalog
- Ikatlong Digmaang Pandaigdig
- World War III in Arabic
- اَلْحَرْبُ اَلْعَالَمِيَّةُ اَلثَّالِثَة al-ḥarbu l-ʕālamiyyatu ṯ-ṯāliṯa
- World War III in Persian
- جنگ جهانی سوم jang-e jahâni-ye sevvom
- World War III in Vietnamese
- Chiến tranh thế giới thứ ba, Đệ tam thế chiến
Examples of World War III in a sentence
- The WOPR [War Operations Planning Response] has already fought World War III as a game time and time again.1983, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, WarGames, spoken by Paul Richter:
- We'd be in danger of starting World War III (laugh track)!1987 December 17, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “A Diplomatic Incident”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Bernard...
Synonyms of World War III
Forms of World War III
| alternative form | World War Three |
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Questions about World War III
- What does World War III mean?
- World War III means a hypothetical world war following World War II.
- What is World War III in Hindi?
- World War III in Hindi is तृतीय विश्व युद्ध (tŕtīya viśva yuddh). See World War III meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use World War III in a sentence?
- The WOPR [War Operations Planning Response] has already fought World War III as a game time and time again.
- What part of speech is World War III?
- World War III is a proper noun.
Words near World War III in the dictionary
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