Great Patriotic War

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́ (Velíkaja Otéčestvennaja vojná).

Proper noun

Great Patriotic War

  1. (historical, in Soviet or Russian contexts) A portion of World War II fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945.

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