Second World War

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe and Asia from 1939 to 1945

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That is intensified in this book, because the characters include Hungarian Jews who have been brought to Australia after the Second World War—people who have already been displaced. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 June 2025 Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to James Vanderbilt’s Second World War thriller Nuremberg. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025 The vintage Sherman tanks, which were used extensively in the Second World War, were seen rolling past the president. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 The Second World War and its aftermath produced a similar boom. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Second World War

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