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V-E Day

American  

noun

  1. May 8, 1945, the day of victory in Europe for the Allies in World War II.


V-E Day British  

noun

  1. the day marking the Allied victory in Europe in World War II (May 8, 1945)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

V-E Day Cultural  
  1. The day of victory in Europe for the Allies in World War II; May 8, 1945, the day of the formal surrender of the German armies. (Compare V-J Day.)


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Memories of those tumultuous days will be rekindled on Friday as England soberly observes the 81st anniversary of V-E Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In “Ritz,” Princess Margaret succumbs to three increasingly debilitating strokes alongside flashback scenes of her and then-Princess Elizabeth’s V-E Day outing to London’s Ritz hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

He was among the first of the troops sent home after V-E Day, and it was while on a train from Germany to France that he racked up those $3,000 in poker winnings.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Knicks fans were celebrating Saturday’s victory over the sub-.500 Indiana Pacers like it was V-E Day.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2021

It was about ten-thirty at night in Gaufurt, Bavaria, several weeks after V-E Day.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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