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World War III en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A hypothetical world war following World War II.
   • And I also wanted to be sure to keep Chiang Kai-shek, who had some notion of starting a World War Number Three, from going into China and doing just that. 1964, Harry S. Truman, 2:16 from the start, in MP2002-410 Several Cuts of Former President Truman Talking about Wars and Korea, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:
   • No, we can't have alphabetical seating in the abbey. You'd have Iraq and Iran next to each other (laugh track)... Plus Israel and Jordan all sitting in the same pew (laugh track)! We'd be in danger of starting World War III (laugh track)! 1987 December 17, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “A Diplomatic Incident”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds):
   • "I can't pretend I'm sorry to hear of the Khan's death - at least that removes the threat of World War Three - but what are we left with?" 1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 62:
   • The WOPR [War Operations Planning Response] has already fought World War III as a game time and time again. 1983, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, WarGames, spoken by Paul Richter:
   • One time ago a crazy dream came to me / I dreamt I was walking into World War Three 1963, Bob Dylan, “Talkin' World War III Blues”, in The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan:

Forms

Relateds

World War I · World War II · world war · World War IV

Synonyms

Third World War

Translations (44)

vi Đệ tam thế chiến (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · fr Troisième Guerre mondiale (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · da 3. verdenskrig (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · mk III светска војна (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · tl Ikatlong Digmaang Pandaigdig (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ta மூன்றாம் உலகப் போர் (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · da tredje verdenskrig (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ko 제3차 세계 대전 (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · nl Derde Wereldoorlog (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · fa جنگ جهانی سوم (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ar اَلْحَرْبُ اَلْعَالَمِيَّةُ اَلثَّالِثَة (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · rsk Треца шветова война (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · tr Üçüncü Dünya Savaşı (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ru тре́тья мирова́я война́ (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · es Tercera Guerra Mundial (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ja 第三次世界大戦 (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · pt terceira guerra mundial (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ur جَنْگِ عَظیم سوم (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · fi kolmas maailmansota (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · tr 3. Dünya Savaşı (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · uk Тре́тя світова́ війна́ (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · is þriðja heimsstyrjöldin (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · vi Chiến tranh thế giới thứ ba (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · no tredje verdenskrig (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · sv tredje världskriget (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · km សង្គ្រាមលោកលើកទី៣ (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ro Al Treilea Război Mondial (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · nv tááʼ góneʼ yéigo daʼahijoogą́ą́ʼ (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · mr तिसरे विश्व युद्ध (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · vo volakrig kilid (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · cmn 第三次世界大戰 /第三次世界大战 (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · de Dritter Weltkrieg (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · hu harmadik világháború (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · eo Tria Mondmilito (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · mk Трета светска војна (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · hi तृतीय विश्व युद्ध (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · hy երրորդ համաշխարհային պատերազմ (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · be Трэ́цяя сусве́тная вайна́ (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ca Tercera Guerra Mundial (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ka მესამე მსოფლიო ომი (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · it Terza Guerra Mondiale (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · cmn 三戰 /三战 (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · ko 제삼차 세계 대전 (hypothetical world war (World War III)) · el Γ΄ Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος (hypothetical world war (World War III))