Benz
[ bents; English benz ]
/ bɛnts; English bɛnz /
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noun
Karl, 1844–1929, German automotive engineer and manufacturer.
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Benz
/ (bɛnz, German bɛnts) /
noun
Karl (Friedrich) (karl). 1844–1929, German engineer; designed and built the first car to be driven by an internal-combustion engine (1885)
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