What is another word for great war?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈe͡ɪt wˈɔː] (IPA)

The Great War, also known as the First World War, was a global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. The war saw the major powers of the world battle against each other, resulting in millions of casualties. There are several synonyms that have been used to describe this epic conflict, including the World War, the War to End All Wars, the Great European War, and the War of Nations. These terms are used interchangeably to describe the scale and devastating impact of the First World War on the world at large. Despite the passage of time, the Great War remains one of the most significant events in human history.

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What are the hypernyms for Great war?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Great war

  • We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he was a great war leader. Without Stalin, they never would have held.
    W. Averell Harriman
  • Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe.
    Lester B. Pearson
  • Germany has reduced savagery to a science, and this great war for the victorious peace of justice must go on until the German cancer is cut clean out of the world body.
    Theodore Roosevelt
  • General Sherman looked upon journalists as a nuisance and a danger at headquarters and in the field, and acted toward them accordingly, then as throughout his great war career.
    Henry Villard
  • Slavery existed all over the world. The Egyptians had slaves. The Chinese had slaves. The Africans did. American Indians had slaves long before Columbus. And tragically, slavery continues today in many countries. What's uniquely Western is the abolition of slavery. And what's uniquely American is the fighting of a great war to end it.
    Dinesh D'Souza

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