noun
Great Patriotic War
Russian name for the Eastern Front of World War II (1941–1945). Used in historical contexts.
ロシアでは、第二次世界大戦の独ソ戦を大祖国戦争と呼ぶ。
In Russia, the German-Soviet war of World War II is called the Great Patriotic War.
Calque from Russian Великая Отечественная война (Velikaya Otechestvennaya voyna).