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World War I.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
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A war involving the major nations of the world.
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a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: war, warfare
Narrower terms: World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War, World War II, World War 2, Second World War
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
wêreldoorlog
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Albanian:
luftë botërore
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Arabic:
حَرْب عَالَمِيَّة
(ḥarb ʕālamiyya)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Arabic:
الْحَرْب الْعَالَمِيَّة
(al-ḥarb al-ʕālamiyya)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Armenian:
համաշխարհային պատերազմ
(hamašxarhayin paterazm)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Azerbaijani:
dünya müharibəsi
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Belarusian:
сусве́тная вайна́
(susvjétnaja vajná)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Bengali:
বিশ্বযুদ্ধ
(biśśojuddho)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Bulgarian:
свето́вна война́
(svetóvna vojná)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Burmese:
ကမ္ဘာစစ်
(kambhacac)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Chinese Cantonese:
世界大戰 /世界大战
(sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Chinese Mandarin:
世界大戰 /世界大战
(shìjiè dàzhàn)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Chuvash:
тӗнче вӑрҫи
(tĕnč̬e vărś̬i)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Crimean Tatar:
cian cenki
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Czech:
světová válka
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Danish:
verdenskrig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Dutch:
wereldoorlog
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Dutch:
wereldbrand
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Dutch:
wereldkrijg
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Esperanto:
mondmilito
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Estonian:
ilmasõda
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Estonian:
maailmasõda
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Finnish:
maailmansota
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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French:
guerre mondiale
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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West-Frisian:
wrâldkriich
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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West-Frisian:
wrâldoarloch
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Galician:
guerra mundial
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Georgian:
მსოფლიო ომი
(msoplio omi)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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German:
Weltkrieg
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Bavarian German:
Wödkriag
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Greek:
παγκόσμιος πόλεμος
(pagkósmios pólemos)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hebrew:
מִלְחֶמֶת עוֹלָם
(milkhémet 'olám)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hindi:
विश्वयुद्ध
(viśvayuddh)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hindi:
महासमर
(mahāsmar)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hindi:
महायुद्ध
(mahāyuddh)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hindi:
महाबेधक
(mahābedhak)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hungarian:
világháború
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Hunsrik:
Weltkriegh
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Icelandic:
heimsstyrjöld
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Icelandic:
veraldarstríð
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Indonesian:
perang dunia
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Irish:
cogadh domhanda
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Japanese:
世界大戦
(sekai taisen)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Kazakh:
дүниежүзілік соғыс
(düniejüzılık soğys)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Khmer:
សង្គ្រាមលោក
(sɑɑsɑngkriəm look)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Korean:
세계 대전
(segye daejeon)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Central Kurdish:
جەنگی جیھانی
(cengî cîhanî)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Kyrgyz:
дүйнөлүк согуш
(düynölük soguş)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Lao:
ສົງຄາມໂລກ
(song khām lōk)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Latin:
bellum mundānum
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Latvian:
pasaules karš
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Lithuanian:
pasaulinis karas
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Luxembourgish:
Weltkrich
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Macedonian:
светска војна
(svetska vojna)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Malay:
perang dunia
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Manx:
caggey dowanagh
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Mongolian:
дэлхийн дайн
(delxiin dajn)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Nogai:
дуныя согысы
(dunıya sogısı)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Norwegian Bokmål:
verdenskrig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
verdskrig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Pannonian Rusyn:
шветова война
(švetova vojna)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Dari:
جَنْگِ جَهَانِی
(jang-i jahānī)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Iranian Persian:
جَنْگِ جَهانی
(jang-e jahâni)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Pijin:
wol wo
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Polish:
wojna światowa
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Portuguese:
guerra mundial
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Romanian:
război mondial
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Russian:
мирова́я война́
(mirovája vojná)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Serbo-Croatian:
светски рат
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Serbo-Croatian:
свјетски рат
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Serbo-Croatian:
svetski rat
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Serbo-Croatian:
svjetski rat
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Slovak:
svetová vojna
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Slovene:
svetovna vojna
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Spanish:
guerra mundial
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Sranan Tongo:
grontapufeti
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Swedish:
världskrig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Tagalog:
digmaang pandaigdig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Tajik:
ҷанги ҷаҳонӣ
(jang-i jahoni)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Tamil:
உலகப் போர்
(ulakap pōr)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Tatar:
дөнья сугышы
(dön-ya suğışı)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Telugu:
ప్రపంచ యుద్ధము
(prapañca yuddhamu)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Thai:
สงครามโลก
(sǒng-kraam-lôok)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Turkish:
dünya savaşı
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Turkmen:
jahan urşy
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Ukrainian:
світова́ війна́
(svitová vijná)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Urdu:
جَن٘گِ عَظِیم
(jaṅg-i 'azīm)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Urdu:
جَن٘گِ جَہانی
(jaṅg-i jahānī)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Uyghur:
دۇنيا ئۇرۇشى
(dunya urushi)
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Uzbek:
jahon urushi
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Vietnamese:
chiến tranh thế giới
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Vietnamese:
thế chiến
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Vilamovian:
wełtkrig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Volapük:
volakrig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Volapük:
volaklig
— a war involving the major nations of the world
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Yiddish:
וועלט־מלחמה
(velt-milkhome)
— a war involving the major nations of the world