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war of the nations

NOUN
world war
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Amongst the many discoveries brought about by the war of the nations, an educated British public has suddenly discovered the unsuspected existence of Heinrich von Treitschke.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles

And it is this new fanatical belief which has brought about the war of the nations.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles

They had heard the sound of the first heavy gun that was fired in anger in the war of the nations!

From The Belgians to the Front by Wolff, William Almon

It is certainly most unreasonable for anyone to suppose that this terrible war of the nations will not greatly influence country conditions and country people.

From Rural Problems of Today by Groves, Ernest R. (Ernest Rutherford)

Shall this war of the nations, unparalleled in history, mean for Germany the destruction of all her material and spiritual possessions, as they were destroyed during the thirty years of horror in the seventeenth century?

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 by Various




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