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Definition of world war noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

world war

noun
 
/ˌwɜːld ˈwɔː(r)/
 
/ˌwɜːrld ˈwɔːr/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a war that involves many countries
    • During the First World War, Flanders was transformed into one huge battlefield.
    • My grandfather fought in two world wars.
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