"European War" meaning in English

See European War in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the European War [canonical]
Etymology: From European + war. From being a war fought in Europe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|European|war}} European + war Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|def=1|head=European War}} the European War
  1. (Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s) Former name of WWI / World War One / First World War / The Great War. Tags: Canada, US, obsolete Categories (topical): World War I Coordinate_terms (Pacific War): WWII
    Sense id: en-European_War-en-name--toPj3fo Disambiguation of World War I: 57 43 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'Pacific War': 63 37
  2. (1940s-onwards) The European theatre of World War II / WW2 / Second World War Categories (topical): World War II
    Sense id: en-European_War-en-name-ZiGYX~p9 Disambiguation of World War II: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (The): War in Europe
Disambiguation of 'The': 0 0
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Download raw JSONL data for European War meaning in English (1.7kB)

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