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World War II
World War II


noun 
Definition:
 
mid-20C international conflict: a war fought in Europe, Africa, and Asia from 1939 to 1945, in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States defeated the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
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