World War I

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “See Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium/2022/August#World War II”)

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

World War I

  1. (history) The war from 1914 to 1918 between the Entente Powers of the British Empire, Russian Empire, France, Italy, the United States and other allied nations, against the Central Powers represented by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
    Synonyms: 14-18, (Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s) European War, First World War, Great War, (Canada, US, obsolete, 1910s) (The) War in Europe, (dated) war to end all wars, (dated) World War
    • 2018 October 23, Doug Criss, “The definition of a nationalist”, in CNN‎[1]:
      It dates back to the 17th century and rose into prominence during the uprisings in the 18th century that produced the American and French revolutions. But the word attained more of a negative connotation during the 20th century as it become associated with the nationalism movements in Europe that helped lead to World War I and World War II.

Translations

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.