Second World

American  

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. the world's industrialized nations other than the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

2. the Communist and socialist nations of the world.

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Etymology

Origin of Second World

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In 2020 he published the first volume in this project, “Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941,” which took the tale from the end of the 1930s, when Britain found itself nearly alone fighting the Axis powers, to December 1941.

From The Wall Street Journal

"These disruptions are a symptom of the wider disruptions shaking the international order created after the Second World War to prevent a repeat of the horrors of the first half of the 20th century," she added.

From Barron's

A century back, the world order failed to deal with geopolitical fragmentation and the destabilizing impact of new technologies, and it resulted in the epoch-defining financial crisis of 1929 that in turn, paved the way towards the second world war.

From MarketWatch

The Dodgers want to parade joy in winning their second World Series in row last October, where else but in front of Disney?

From Los Angeles Times

Deighton also authored a number of historical books about the Second World War and, as a cookery writer, helped to introduce French cuisine to the UK.

From BBC