World War I

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Proper noun

1. The war from 1914 to 1918 between the Entente Powers of the British Empire, Russian Empire, France, Italy, the United States and other allied nations, against the Central Powers represented by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

Synonyms

• 14-18
• the First World War
• the Great War
• the war to end all wars
• World War 1, WW1, WWI

Related terms

• world war
• World War II
• World War III
• World War IV

Translations

• French: Première Guerre mondiale
• German: Erster Weltkrieg
• Italian: Prima guerra mondiale, Grande Guerra
• Portuguese: Primeira Guerra Mundial
• Russian: пе́рвая мирова́я война́
• Spanish: Primera Guerra Mundial

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