■ noun the day (15 August) in 1945 on which Japan ceased fighting in the Second World War, or the day (2 September) when Japan formally surrendered.
Origin
VJ , abbrev. of Victory over Japan .
■ noun the day (15 August) in 1945 on which Japan ceased fighting in the Second World War, or the day (2 September) when Japan formally surrendered.
Origin
VJ , abbrev. of Victory over Japan .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004