Hindenburg

[ hin-duh n-burg; German hin-duh n-boo rk ]
/ ˈhɪn dənˌbɜrg; German ˈhɪn dənˌbʊərk /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for hindenburg (1 of 2)

Hindenburg1
/ (ˈhɪndənbʊrk) /

noun

the German name for Zabrze

British Dictionary definitions for hindenburg (2 of 2)

Hindenburg2
/ (ˈhɪndənˌbɜːɡ, German ˈhɪndənbʊrk) /

noun

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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