First World War

noun

1. World War I.

First World War

noun

1. another name for World War I

Example Sentences

“The United States left Europe after the First World War,” he said, adding, with a measure of Scandinavian understatement, “That was not a big success.”

From Salon

The Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, America’s emergence as a world power, the Second World War, and continuing turmoil in the Middle East all have their roots in the First World War.

From Literature

The letters to Mallory from his wife Ruth are a major source of women's social history, covering a wide variety of topics about her life as a woman living through the First World War.

From Science Daily

The trenches looked like something out of the First World War.

From Salon

It also includes archival footage of black soldiers during the First World War; and the notorious "Races in Residence" pavilion at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.

From BBC