Rommel

[ rom-uhl, ruhm-; German rawm-uhl ]

noun
  1. Er·win [ur-win; German er-veen], /ˈɜr wɪn; German ˈɛr vin/, "the Desert Fox", 1891–1944, German field marshal: commander of the German forces in North Africa in World War II.

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How to use Rommel in a sentence

  • Jacob Rommel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1837.

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  • Bush questions the parentage as given by Rommel and thinks it more likely Catawba and Maxatawney.

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  • According to the above authority Rommel stopped its propagation and dissemination because of its susceptibility to fungi.

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  • Rommel was placed on the grape list of the American Pomological Society fruit catalog in 1899.

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British Dictionary definitions for Rommel

Rommel

/ (German ˈrɔməl) /


noun
  1. Erwin (ˈɛrviːn), nicknamed the Desert Fox . 1891–1944, German field marshal, noted for his brilliant generalship in N Africa in World War II. Later a commander in N France, he committed suicide after the officers' plot against Hitler

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