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 fringed polygala fringed polygala /frɪndʒd pəˈlɪɡələ/

noun

  1. Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals  ( bird-on-the-wing , flowering wintergreen , fringed polygala , gaywings , Polygala paucifolia )
    common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals


 World War II World War II /wɝːld wɔːr tuː/

noun

  1. () A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945  ( Second World War , World War 2 , World War II )
    a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
      World War II shaped the geopolitical landscape of the 20th century.
    World War II shaped the geopolitical landscape of the 20th century.


 one shot one shot /wʌn ʃɒt/

noun

  1. A charge of ammunition for a single shot  ( one shot , unit of ammunition , round )
    a charge of ammunition for a single shot
       The soldiers gathered in a circle for a strategy meeting.
    The soldiers gathered in a circle for a strategy meeting.


 self-determination self-determination /ˈsɛlfdɪˌtɝːməˈneɪʃən/

noun

  1. () Government of a political unit by its own people  ( self-rule , self-government , self-determination )
    government of a political unit by its own people
       The country fought for self-determination and independence.
    The country fought for self-determination and independence.
  2. Determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion  ( self-determination )
    determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion
      Jane's pursuit of self-determination led her to travel the world alone, making her own decisions.
    Jane's pursuit of self-determination led her to travel the world alone, making her own decisions.


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