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world war

noun

  1. a war that involves most of the principal nations of the world.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of world war1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Despite a brief return following the two world wars, when driven shoots largely ceased, numbers gradually declined again with the last resident golden eagle in England disappearing from the Lake District in 2015.

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She lived through two world wars, experienced wildly unexpected success and deep personal loss.

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A tradition with its roots in World War One, poppies are a symbol of remembrance in the UK and are worn to commemorate those who lost their lives in two world wars and other conflicts.

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Orwell narrowed it down to the Edwardian era — 1901 to 1919 — long before the irruptions of two world wars and the Great Depression.

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It encompasses two world wars and a “police action” in Korea that quickly turned into something much bigger.

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