world war
see also: World War
Noun

world war (plural world wars)

  1. A war involving the major nations of the world.
    • 1921, Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow, ix:
      Armageddon, that world war with which the Second Coming is to be so closely associated.
Translations
  • French: guerre mondiale
  • German: Weltkrieg
  • Portuguese: guerra mundial
  • Russian: мирова́я война́
  • Spanish: guerra mundial

World War
Proper noun
  1. (obsolete) World War I



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