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| Main Entry: | Axis powers |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, including Germany, Italy, and Japan as well as Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia |
| Example: | The Axis powers were led by Nazi Germany. |
| Etymology: | from the common pivot on which such an association revolves |
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Axis powers
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Axis powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan, which were allied before and during World War II. (Compare Allies.)
[Chapter:] World History since 1550
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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