Great Patriotic War

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́ (Velíkaja Otéčestvennaja vojná).

Proper noun

the Great Patriotic War

  1. (historical, in Soviet or Russian contexts) Eastern Front (a portion of World War II fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945).

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