world war i

world war i

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wurld wawr ahy]
- /wɜrld wɔr aɪ/
- /wɜːld wɔː(r) ˈaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurld wawr ahy]
- /wɜrld wɔr aɪ/

Definitions of world war i words

noun world war i the war (1914–18), fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, in which the Allies (principally France, Russia, Britain, Italy after 1915, and the US after 1917) defeated the Central Powers (principally Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey). The war was precipitated by the assassination of Austria's crown prince (Archduke Franz Ferdinand) at Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 and swiftly developed its major front in E France, where millions died in static trench warfare. After the October Revolution (1917) the Bolsheviks ended Russian participation in the war (Dec 15, 1917). The exhausted Central Powers agreed to an armistice on Nov 11, 1918 and quickly succumbed to internal revolution, before being forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) and other treaties 0
noun world war i the war (1914-18) between the Allies (Great Britain, France, Russia, the U.S., Italy, Japan, etc.) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, etc.) 0

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Parts of speech for World war i

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adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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world war i popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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