Meaning of World War II | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

ˌwɜː(ɹ)ld ˌwɔː(ɹ)ˈtuː

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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.

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العربية الحرب العالمية الثانية

Беларуская Другая сусветная вайна

Български Втора световна война

বাংলা দ্বিতীয় বিশ্বযুদ্ধ

Čeština druhá světová válka

Cymraeg yr Ail Ryfel Byd

Dansk anden verdenskrig

Deutsch Zweiter Weltkrieg

Ελληνικά Β΄ Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος Δεύτερος Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος

Español Segunda Guerra Mundial

Suomi krigu toinen maailmansota

Français Deuxième Guerre mondiale Seconde Guerre Mondiale

Gàidhlig Dàrna Cogadh Mòr

हिन्दी द्वितीय विश्वयुद्ध

Magyar második világháború

Հայերեն երկրորդ համաշխարհային պատերազմ

Bahasa Indonesia Perang Dunia II Perang Dunia Kedua

Íslenska heimsstyrjöldin síðari seinni heimsstyrjöldin síðari heimsstyrjöldin

Italiano Seconda guerra mondiale

日本語第二次世界大戦

ქართული მეორე მსოფლიო ომი

Қазақша Екінші дүниежүзілік соғыс

ខ្មែរ សង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទី២

한국어 제2차 세계 대전 제이차 세계 대전

Кыргызча Экинчи дүйнөлүк согуш

ລາວ ສົງຄາມໂລກຄັ້ງທີສອງ

Latviešu Otrais pasaules karš

Македонски II светска војна Втора светска војна

Bahasa Melayu Perang Dunia Kedua

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဒုတိယကမ္ဘာစစ်

Nederlands Tweede Wereldoorlog

Polski druga wojna światowa II wojna światowa

Português Segunda Guerra Mundial

Română Al Doilea Război Mondial

Русский Вторая мировая война

Slovenčina druhá svetová vojna

Slovenščina druga svetovna vojna

Svenska andra världskriget

Kiswahili Vita Kuu ya Pili ya Dunia

తెలుగు రెండవ ప్రపంచ యుద్ధము

ไทย สงครามโลกครั้งที่สอง

Türkmençe Ikinji Jahan urşy

Tagalog Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig

Türkçe 2. Dünya Savaşı İkinci Dünya Savaşı

Українська Друга світова війна

Tiếng Việt Chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai Đệ nhị Thế chiến

Examples

“As students all over the United States knuckle down to learning, the rumble of war drums once more proclaims Mars high man in Europe. Discarding morbid curiosity, every student should consider ⟳ it vitally necessary to get ⟳ a general picture of the causes, movements, and possible effects of World War II. The average U. S. citizen's knowledge of World War II will probably decide ⟳ his role in it.”

“Nothing since the beginning of World War II, a year ago last ⟳ September, has boosted British morale or given them greater courage to fight ⟳ on as has this brilliant Libyan campaign.”

“If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.”

“The tiny island of Tinian was the launch ⟳ point ⟳ for American planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins inked with mildew.”

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