V-E Day
- May 8, 1945, the day of victory in Europe for the Allies in World War II.
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The death of bin Laden is as close to a VE-Day as our generation will ever know.
V-E Day
- the day marking the Allied victory in Europe in World War II (May 8, 1945)
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VE Day
initialism for Victory in Europe, from September 1944 (see victory).
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V-E Day
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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