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Definition of World War II
1. Noun. A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945.
Exact synonyms: Second World War, World War 2
Generic synonyms: World War
Terms within: Bataan, Corregidor, Battle Of Britain, Ardennes Counteroffensive, Battle Of The Ardennes Bulge, Battle Of The Bulge, Battle Of The Bismarck Sea, Bismarck Sea, Battle Of The Coral Sea, Coral Sea, Dunkerque, Dunkirk, Al Alamayn, Battle Of El Alamein, El Alamein, Eniwetok, Battle Of Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal, Invasion Of Iwo, Iwo, Iwo Jima, Kwajalein, Leyte, Leyte Invasion, Leyte Island, Battle Of Midway, Midway, Okinawa, Okinawa Campaign, Battle Of The Philippine Sea, Philippine Sea, Saipan, Salerno, Battle Of The Somme, Somme, Somme River, Makin, Tarawa, Tarawa-makin, Battle Of Wake, Battle Of Wake Island
Examples of category: Fighting French, Free French
Generic synonyms: World War
Terms within: Bataan, Corregidor, Battle Of Britain, Ardennes Counteroffensive, Battle Of The Ardennes Bulge, Battle Of The Bulge, Battle Of The Bismarck Sea, Bismarck Sea, Battle Of The Coral Sea, Coral Sea, Dunkerque, Dunkirk, Al Alamayn, Battle Of El Alamein, El Alamein, Eniwetok, Battle Of Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal, Invasion Of Iwo, Iwo, Iwo Jima, Kwajalein, Leyte, Leyte Invasion, Leyte Island, Battle Of Midway, Midway, Okinawa, Okinawa Campaign, Battle Of The Philippine Sea, Philippine Sea, Saipan, Salerno, Battle Of The Somme, Somme, Somme River, Makin, Tarawa, Tarawa-makin, Battle Of Wake, Battle Of Wake Island
Examples of category: Fighting French, Free French
Definition of World War II
1. Proper noun. The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including United Kingdom, Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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