Great War

proper noun

Epithet for World War I.

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war to end all wars
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Meanings

proper nounthe Great War
  1. Epithet for World War I.

    Then came the Great War, the Irish troubles, and the diversion of most of the American traffic to Southampton; the new construction was promptly dropped, and only grass-grown earthworks and cuttings now remain.

    1939 September, T. R. Perkins, “The G.W.R. in West Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 200

    Synonyms: war to end all wars

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounEpithet for World War I.

Similar
war to end all wars
Also see
war to end all warsworld war i

Translations

Arabic اَلْحَرْب الْعُظْمَى
  • اَلْحَرْب الْعُظْمَى (al-ḥarb al-ʕuẓmā)epithet for World War I
Chinese Mandarin 一戰 /一战
  • 一戰 /一战 (Yīzhàn)epithet for World War I
Dutch Grote Oorlog
  • Grote Oorlogepithet for World War I
Finnish suuri sota
  • suuri sotaepithet for World War I
French Grande Guerre
  • Grande Guerreepithet for World War I
German Großer Krieg
  • Großer Kriegepithet for World War I
Indonesian Perang Besar
  • Perang Besarepithet for World War I
Polish Wielka Wojna
  • Wielka Wojnaepithet for World War I
Portuguese Grande Guerra
  • Grande Guerraepithet for World War I
Russian Великая война
  • Великая война (Velikaja vojna)epithet for World War I
Spanish Gran Guerra
  • Gran Guerraepithet for World War I
Swedish världskriget
  • världskrigetepithet for World War I
Turkish Büyük Harp
  • Büyük Harpepithet for World War I
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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