"World War II" meaning in English

See World War II in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: World War II
Head templates: {{proper noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. World War II was a war from 1939 to 1945 between countries including, on one side, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union and China, and on the other side, Germany, Italy and Japan.
    Sense id: simple-World_War_II-en-name-jSJJPWBG Categories (other): History
     
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