Phoney War en · PROPN
Etymology
Attributed to US senator William Borah.
Meanings
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(historical) During World War II, the period of limited military activity from the outbreak of hostilities on September 3rd, 1939 until Germany's attack on the Low Countries on May 10th, 1940.
Study of the Phoney War, especially on the Franco-German front, is still limited.
2019, Maude Williams, Bernard Wilkin, French Soldiers' Morale in the Phoney War, 1939–1940, Routledge, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phoney war | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Phony War | alternative | lexicographic | |
| the Phoney War | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
et kummaline sõda (Phoney War) · de Sitzkrieg (Phoney War) · es guerra de broma (Phoney War) · fi valesota (Phoney War) · fr drôle de guerre (Phoney War) · ru странная война (Phoney War) · lt keistasis karas (Phoney War) · nl schemeroorlog (Phoney War) · hu furcsa háború (Phoney War) · pl dziwna wojna (Phoney War)