VE Day

English

WOTD – 8 May 2025

Etymology

VE Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square in London, England, United Kingdom, on 8 May 1945.

Initialism of victory (in) Europe + day.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /viː.iː ˈdeɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vi.i ˈdeɪ/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

VE Day

1. Initialism of Victory in Europe Day: the date 8 May 1945 when Germany unconditionally surrendered its armed forces to the Allies, bringing World War II to an end; and each anniversary commemorating that date.

   Coordinate terms: Armistice Day, (Soviet Union, Russia) Victory Day, (various European countries) Liberation Day

Alternative forms

• V-E Day

Related terms

• VJ Day
• VP Day

Translations

Victory in Europe Day; and each anniversary commemorating that date

• Arabic: يوم النصر في أوروبا ?
• Armenian: Հաղթանակի օրը Եվրոպայում (Haġtʻanaki ōrə Evropayum)
• Bulgarian: Денят на Победата m (Denjat na Pobedata)
• Catalan: Dia de la Victòria a Europa m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 第二次世界大戰歐戰勝利紀念日 / 第二次世界大战欧战胜利纪念日 (Dì-èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn Ōuzhàn shènglì jìniànrì, literally “Second World War European War Victory Anniversary Date”)

• Danish: VE-dag c
• Dutch: V-dag m, Bevrijdingsdag (nl) m
• Finnish: voitonpäivä (fi)
• Galician: día da Vitoria en Europa m
• Georgian: ევროპაში გამარჯვების დღე (evroṗaši gamarǯvebis dɣe)
• German: VE-Day m (uncommon)
• Hebrew: יום הניצחון באירופה ?
• Icelandic: Sigurdagurinn í Evrópu m
• Indonesian: Hari Kemenangan di Eropa
• Irish: Lá an Bhua san Eoraip m
• Italian: giornata della vittoria in Europa m
• Japanese: ヨーロッパ戦勝記念日 (ヨーロッパせんしょうきねんび, Yōroppa senshi youkinenbi)
• Korean: 유럽 전승 기념일 (yureop jeonseung ginyeomil)
• Latvian: Eiropas uzvaras diena f
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
• Malay: Hari Kemenangan di Eropa
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: VE-dagen m

  Nynorsk: Frigjeringsdagen m

• Persian: روز پیروزی در اروپا
• Polish: Narodowy Dzień Zwycięstwa m
• Portuguese: Dia da Vitória na Europa m
• Romanian: Ziua Victoriei în Europa f
• Russian: День Победы в Европе ? (Denʹ Pobedy v Jevrope)
• Slovene: Dan zmage v Evropi m
• Spanish: Día de la Victoria en Europa m
• Thai: วันชัยในทวีปยุโรป
• Ukrainian: День Перемо́ги в Євро́пі m (Denʹ Peremóhy v Jevrópi)
• Vietnamese: Ngày Chiến thắng

See also

• D-Day
• X-Day
• Y-Day

Further reading

• Victory in Europe Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Davey