World War II

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Proper noun

1. (history) The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Synonyms

• Second World War, World War 2, WW2, WWII

Related terms

• world war
• World War I
• World War III
• World War IV

Translations

• French: Seconde Guerre mondiale, Deuxième Guerre mondiale
• German: Zweiter Weltkrieg
• Italian: Seconda guerra mondiale
• Portuguese: Segunda Guerra Mundial
• Russian: втора́я мирова́я война́
• Spanish: Segunda Guerra Mundial

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