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World War II

the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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