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Axis power

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قوة التحلف — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軸心國 /轴心国 (zhóuxīnguó) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Czech: Osa — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Dutch: Asmogendheid — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Finnish: akselivalta — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Galician: potencia do Eixe — member country of the World War II Axis
  • German: Achsenmacht — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Hindi: धुरीराष्ट्र (dhurīrāṣṭra) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Hungarian: tengelyhatalom — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Italian: Asse — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Italian: Potenze dell'Asse — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Japanese: 枢軸国 (sūjikukoku) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Korean: 추축국 (chuchukguk) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Malay: kuasa Paksi — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Mongolian: Тэнхлэгийн гүрэн (Tenxlegiin güren) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Persian: نیروهای محور (niruhâye mehvar) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Persian: متحدین (motahedin) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Polish: Oś — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Portuguese: Eixo — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Russian: ось (osʹ) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Spanish: potencia del Eje — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Swedish: axelmakterna — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Tamil: அச்சு நாடு (accu nāṭu) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Telugu: అక్ష రాజ్యాలు (akṣa rājyālu) — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Thai: อักษะ — member country of the World War II Axis
  • Vietnamese: khối Trục — member country of the World War II Axis