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Meaning of world war in English

world war
noun [ C usually singular ]
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/ˌwɝːld ˈwɔːr/ uk
/ˌwɜːld ˈwɔːr/
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a war in which large forces from many countries fight
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  • For example, 75 percent of Portuguese people said they were scared of world war, while only 28 percent of Finnish people felt the same. 
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in Chinese (Traditional)
世界大戰…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
世界大战…
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in Spanish
guerra mundial…
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in Portuguese
guerra mundial…
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in Turkish
wojna światowa…
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dünya savaşı…
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