World War II

noun

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

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Even so, tensions continued to escalate, leading to the outbreak of World War II less than a year later. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025 The reason being is that Earth-2 consists of an alt-history in which the German Reich won World War II. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025 Lavrov opened with sweeping historical references to World War II, positioning Russia as the heir to the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazism and defending global sovereignty. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Dry Dock 5 is being built next to the much smaller Dry Dock 3, a 497-foot structure constructed during World War II. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for World War II

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