1. First World War - Noun
2. First World War - Proper noun
a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
Source: WordNetAlan Sharp, The Versailles Settlement: Peacemaking after the First World War, 1919–1923 (2nd ed. 2008) Irish independence and partition main In 1912, the House of Lords managed to delay a Home Rule bill passed by the House of Commons. Source: Internet
Against this upsetting compilation, the ensemble strongly pulls its last punch, finalizing the stark horrors of the First World War with a lasting image of crosses that stretch far beyond our scope or imagination. Source: Internet
After a slight modification of the star fort allowed an expansion of just six blocks in 1888, the First World War demonstrated that the fortified system of Pamplona was already obsolete. Source: Internet
After the outbreak of the First World War a small number of Boers staged the Maritz Rebellion and aligned themselves with the Central Powers in a failed gambit to regain independence. Source: Internet
After the end of the First World War, a chalk quarry known as the Swamps was identified as Charlton's new ground, and in the summer of 1919 work began to create the level playing area and remove debris from the site. Source: Internet
After the First World War, the Kingdom of Serbia joined the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Source: Internet