Second World
Americannoun
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the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
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the Communist and socialist nations of the world.
Etymology
Origin of Second World
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Japan occupied all of Korea before its 1945 surrender in the Second World War, after which the peninsula was divided into separate states along the 38th parallel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
These family branches had been removed following the Second World War.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Before the civil ceremony, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, “wearing the field-gray tunic of a Second World War Nazi officer, was not recognized” and prevented from entering the town hall, Norman wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"In my opinion, Høybråten is the politician who has done the most for public health in Norway since the Second World War," said Wisløff.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026
The Second World War changed the world order: Empire was crumbling, and a vocal Nigerian elite, mostly from the South, had emerged.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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