WWII

ˈdʌbəljuː ˈdʌbəljuː aɪ ˈaɪ

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Definition of WWII - Reverso English Dictionary

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abr: World War IIglobal war fought from 1939 to 1945

WWII changed the world forever.
My grandfather fought in WWII.
WWII veterans are honored every year.

World War II

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WWII (abbreviation for World War II)

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baby boom

history

post-WWII birth rate increase in the United States

kamikaze

WWII pilot

Japanese pilot in World War II on a suicide mission

special relationship

diplomacy politics

the political ties between the US and UK since WWII

Stalingrad

russia past

former name of Volgograd, location of major WWII fighting

ultra

history

code name for decrypted enemy information in WWII

zero

history

Japanese fighter aircraft from WWII

Harris

military

British marshal known for WWII bombing raids

United Nations

history

coalition of nations against Axis Powers in WWII

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French:Seconde Guerre mondiale, ...
German:Zweiter Weltkrieg, ...
Italian:Seconda Guerra Mondiale, ...
Spanish:SGM, ...
Portuguese:II GM, ...
Chinese:二战, ...
Japanese:第二次世界大戦, ...
Arabic:الحَرْب العَالَمِيَّة الثَّانِيَة, ...
Hebrew:מִלְחֶמֶת הָעוֹלָם הַשְּׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:Вторая мировая, ...
Ukrainian:Друга світова війна, ...
Hindi:WWII, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বযুদ্ধ দ্বিতীয়, ...
Catalan:Segona Guerra Mundial, ...
Czech:druhá světová válka, ...
Danish:2. verdenskrig, ...
Dutch:WOII, ...
Greek:Β΄ Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος, ...
Hungarian:II. vh., ...
Khmer:សង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទីពីរ, ...
Korean:2차대전, ...
Persian:جنگ جهانی دوم, ...
Polish:II wojna światowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):Segunda Guerra Mundial, ...
Romanian:Al Doilea Război Mondial, ...
Swedish:Andra världskriget, ...
Thai:สงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2, ...
Turkish:II. DS, ...
Vietnamese:Chiến tranh Thế giới thứ hai, ...

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