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Meaning of Phoney War | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Phoney War.
    alt-of
  2. During World War II, the period of limited military activity from the outbreak of hostilities on September 3rd, 1939 until Germany's attack on the Low Countries on May 10th, 1940.
    historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Sitzkrieg
Español guerra de broma
Suomi valesota
Français drôle de guerre
Nederlands schemeroorlog

Examples

“Study of the Phoney War, especially on the Franco-German front, is still limited.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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