World War II In Other Languages

In Romanian, it is “Al doilea razboi mondial”, and it means exactly “The second world war”.
When Romania attacked Russia to recover the lost territory of what is now Republic of Moldova, that campaign was named “Razboiul de reintregire a Patriei”, meaning “The war for the Fatherland`s reunification”.

Norwegian:

Første verdenskrig
Andre verdenskrig

First world war
Second world war

The name “Pacific War” was imposed by the American occupation government, to refocus history away from the mainland-Asia theater.