Great War
Epithet for World War IEpithet for World War I.
» As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
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1 sensesEpithet for World War I.
Großer Krieg
Великая войнаVelikaja vojna
Examples
8 sentencesAs long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
There was once a great war, and after the war many soldiers were dismissed.
Some years from now, people will say the last great war was over a hundred years ago.
After the prophet's death, the adherents of the new religion began a great missionary war to conquer new territories.
The prosperity of the family dates from the Great War.
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