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world wars

world wars is the plural 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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Questions about world wars

What is world wars the plural of?
World wars is the plural of world war.

Words near world wars in the dictionary

  1. World War IV
  2. World War One
  3. World War Three
  4. World War Two
  5. World War Zero
  6. world wars
  7. world wearier
  8. world weariest
  9. world weary
  10. World Wide Web
  11. world without end

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