Hindenburg

[ hin-duhn-burg; German hin-duhn-boork ]

noun
  1. Paul von [pawl von; German poul fuhn], /pɔl vɒn; German paʊl fən/, Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, 1847–1934, German field marshal; 2nd president of Germany 1925–34.

  2. German name of Zabrze.

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British Dictionary definitions for Hindenburg (1 of 2)

Hindenburg1

/ (ˈhɪndənbʊrk) /


noun
  1. the German name for Zabrze

British Dictionary definitions for Hindenburg (2 of 2)

Hindenburg2

/ (ˈhɪndənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈhɪndənbʊrk) /


noun
  1. Paul von Beneckendorff und von (paul fɔn ˈbɛnəkəndɔrf ʊnt fɔn). 1847–1934, German field marshal and statesman; president (1925–34). During World War I he directed German strategy together with Ludendorff (1916–18)

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