Axis power

noun

A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.

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Meanings

nounAxis power (plural Axis powers)

plural Axis powers

  1. in pluralA country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.

    The target was from a country that, in World War II, was an Axis power.

    2015 January 22, Adam Reed, 0:02:50 from the start, in Archer, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin)

Translations

Arabic قوة التحلف
  • قوة التحلفmember country of the World War II Axis
Chinese Mandarin 軸心國 /轴心国
  • 軸心國 /轴心国 (zhóuxīnguó)member country of the World War II Axis
Czech Osa
  • Osamember country of the World War II Axis
Dutch Asmogendheid
  • Asmogendheidmember country of the World War II Axis
Finnish akselivalta
  • akselivaltamember country of the World War II Axis
German Achsenmacht
  • Achsenmachtmember country of the World War II Axis
Greek Άξονας
  • Άξονας (Áxonas)member country of the World War II Axis
Hindi धुरीराष्ट्र
  • धुरीराष्ट्र (dhurīrāṣṭra)member country of the World War II Axis
Hungarian tengelyhatalom
  • tengelyhatalommember country of the World War II Axis
Italian Asse, Potenze dell'Asse
  • Assemember country of the World War II Axis
  • Potenze dell'Assemember country of the World War II Axis
Japanese 枢軸国
  • 枢軸国 (sūjikukoku)member country of the World War II Axis
Korean 추축국
  • 추축국 (chuchukguk)member country of the World War II Axis
Malay kuasa Paksi
  • kuasa Paksimember country of the World War II Axis
Persian نیروهای محور, متحدین
  • نیروهای محور (niruhâye mehvar)member country of the World War II Axis
  • متحدین (motahedin)member country of the World War II Axis
Polish Oś
  • Ośmember country of the World War II Axis
Portuguese Eixo
  • Eixomember country of the World War II Axis
Russian ось
  • ось (osʹ)member country of the World War II Axis
Spanish potencia del Eje
  • potencia del Ejemember country of the World War II Axis
Swedish axelmakterna
  • axelmakternamember country of the World War II Axis
Tamil அச்சு நாடு
  • அச்சு நாடு (accu nāṭu)member country of the World War II Axis
Thai อักษะ
  • อักษะmember country of the World War II Axis
Vietnamese khối Trục, phe Trục
  • khối Trụcmember country of the World War II Axis
  • phe Trụcmember country of the World War II Axis
Cite this entry
APA

Axis power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axis%20power

MLA

“Axis power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axis%20power. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Axis power,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Axis%20power.

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