World War I

noun

: the war that was fought mainly in Europe from 1914 to 1918

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More Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images Revolutionary War-era soldiers marched first, followed by Civil War reenactors and troops from World War I and World War II. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 Before 1991, large-scale military parades were held following the American victory in World War I and World War II. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Thus, from the late 1790s until the end of World War I, Poland existed only in the soul of its people. Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 By World War I, Point Loma also was the home of a submarine base. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for World War I

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