Great Patriotic War
English
Etymology
Calque of Russian Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́ (Velíkaja Otéčestvennaja vojná).
Proper noun
- (historical, in Soviet or Russian contexts) A portion of World War II fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945.
Translations
the war between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945
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