Hindenburg

American  

[hin-duhn-burg, hin-duhn-boork] / ˈhɪn dənˌbɜrg, ˈhɪn dənˌbʊərk /

noun

1. Paul von 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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Hindenburg ¹ British  

/ ˈhɪndənbʊrk /

noun

1. the German name for Zabrze

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Hindenburg ² British  

/ ˈhɪndənˌbɜːɡ, 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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Hindenburg

Nate Anderson, a short seller and the founder of financial investigations firm Hindenburg Research, had leveled the original fraud accusations that triggered federal investigations of Nikola.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Hindenburg disaster, wonder drugs, Marian Anderson’s voice, a rock ’n’ roll alternate history and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Nearly a century after the crash of the Hindenburg airship, the images of towering flames and mangled metal haven’t lost their power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Hindenburg Omen was developed by Jim Miekka, a mathematician and market analyst, back in 1995.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

They flowed past the President’s Palace, where President Hindenburg stood in his brightly lit window.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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