Definitions for world war
world war

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. world warnoun

   a war in which the major nations of the world are involved

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. world warnoun

   A war involving the major nations of the world.

2. Etymology: A calque of Weltkrieg (from 1904), English since 1909.

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1. World war

   A world war is an international conflict which involves all or most of the world's major powers. Conventionally, the term is reserved for two major international conflicts that occurred during the first half of the 20th century, World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), although historians have also described other global conflicts as world wars, such as the Cold War and the War on terror.

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1. world war

   A world war refers to a large-scale conflict that involves multiple nations from different parts of the world. Its impact has significant global implications, affecting political, social, and economic aspects on an international scale. The two most known examples are World War I and World War II, which have both profound and lasting effects on the course of modern history.

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1. World war

   A world war is a war affecting most of the world's most powerful and populous countries. World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents, with battles fought in multiple theaters. The term is usually applied to the two conflicts of unprecedented scale that occurred during the 20th century: World War I and World War II. However, it is also sometimes applied to earlier wars and to a hypothetical future war.

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How to pronounce world war?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of world war in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of world war in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of world war in a Sentence

1. Marie Justice:

   We, as coal miners, have provided energy through World War II and through the years. And, all of a sudden, at this point, everybody’s running, but you know what? This has been the steady energy for this country.

2. David Beasley:

   We're facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two.

3. President Barack Obama:

   After World War Two, we had seven ice breakers and now we only have two. Russia has 40 and 11 more planned, in light of the changes taking place, some of which (are) already happening and inevitable, it's important we are prepared.

4. Joe Biden:

   Some states of( the) alliance have intimidated themselves, saying that they can't answer. That they can not collide with Russian missiles and planes in the Ukrainian sky. Because this, they say, will lead to escalation, will lead to the third world war. ... And what will they say if Russia goes further to Europe, attacking other countries ? I am sure the same thing they say to Ukraine, article 5 of the NATO treaty has never been as weak as it is now. This is just our opinion.

5. Isaac Asimov:

   Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=world war
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/World_War
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=world war