ˌworld ˈwar BrE AmE noun [countable]
a war involving many of the countries of the world:
fears of another world war
Churchill was prime minister during the Second World War.
the years after World War I
ˌworld ˈwar BrE AmE noun [countable]
a war involving many of the countries of the world:
fears of another world war
Churchill was prime minister during the Second World War.
the years after World War I
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012