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WWII

American  
WWII British  

abbreviation

  1. World War Two

"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

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The charge was rescinded after Denmark was liberated from Nazi Germany after WWII.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

United Airport was purchased by Lockheed in 1940 and after the United States entered WWII, it was used to build and stage military aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

"Dinghofer was an antisemite and a Nazi party member during WWII," said Lia Guttmann, co-president of the Austrian Union of Jewish Students group.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

After WWII, he worked as an accountant for Shell and BP before retiring in 1972.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

I've read about the monstrous things that were done in the concentration camps in WWII.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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