Great War

British  

noun

1. another name for World War I

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Great War Cultural  

1. A common name for World War I before a second world war broke out. (See World War II.)

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Example Sentences

The idea of Remembrance, the forms it took, emerged in the immediate aftermath of the Great War, as it was then known.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

I didn’t survive Ticketmaster’s Great War, I haven’t been blessed with a magical code, and Mama Swift likely won’t pluck me from obscurity to watch from the VIP section.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

By 1918, the Great War was over, but the country stayed on a war footing internally.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

But after a pregnant pause, she adds, “with someone like that,” indicating that she was speaking metaphorically instead of speaking about his experience during the Great War.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Germany was so poor after the Great War that lots of families sent their children to Holland, to grow strong on Dutch cheeses and milk.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse