Second World War

noun

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Germany was not at the Treaty of Versailles negotiations, leaving them with a heavy burden from the war and to some extent, spurring the Second World War, Naylor said. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024 In recent years, the Russian government has also been using the history of the Second World War and its aftermath to drive a wedge between locals and the government in Oslo. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 During the Second World War, the German army borrowed its ally’s design, while the Soviets and Americans tried to replicate it. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024 Sign up Researcher Alex Scholes from the National Centre for Social Research, which conducted the survey, also highlighted the loss of the Second World War generation, with fewer people alive who had fought or lived through the conflict. Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, theweek, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Second World War 

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