world war
a war that involves most of the principal nations of the world.
Origin of world war
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How to use world war in a sentence
As Sutton shows in his book, the important shift took place gradually, from the end of the Civil War until world war II.
My father was in an intelligence unit for the U.S. Navy, as he had been in world war II.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Chief who went through world war I and then managed to get back into world war II.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTworld war II is still a long way off, but the seeds of conflict are already being sown on the continent.
In particular, it applies to immigrants who lost their U.S. citizenship after their involvement in world war II was discovered.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In recent days it has been again devastated by the great world war, as its gaunt ruins mutely tell.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux(i) There was a substantial increase in juvenile delinquency during the Second world war.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.Moreover, they would never forget the friendly attitude America had shown them in this terrible world war.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianBut Germany did not see how to make this promise and still meet her two formidable enemies, and thus a world-war began.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianIt was our weighing time in the balance of the world war, and we proved ourselves not wanting.
Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
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