Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

world war ii

/ˌwɜː(ɹ)ld ˌwɔː(ɹ)ˈtuː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
world war ii
IPA
/ˌwɜː(ɹ)ld ˌwɔː(ɹ)ˈtuː/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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Etymology

From world war + two. The term was used for a hypothetical future war as early as 1819. It was first applied to the war in 1939-45 in an article in Time, dated September 11, 1939.

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Questions

How do you pronounce world war ii?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌwɜː(ɹ)ld ˌwɔː(ɹ)ˈtuː/.
What does world war ii mean?
The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Where does world war ii come from?
From world war + two. The term was used for a hypothetical future war as early as 1819. It was first applied to the war in 1939-45 in an article in Time, dated September 11, 1939.

How to pronounce world war ii

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