Kristallnacht
[ krees-tahl-nahkht ]
/ krisˈtɑlˌnɑxt /
noun
a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
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Origin of Kristallnacht
<German Kristall crystal + Nacht night
Words nearby Kristallnacht
Krips, kris, Krishna, Krishna Menon, Kriss Kringle, Kristallnacht, Kristeva, Kristiania, Kristiansand, Kristiansen, Kristianstad
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Example sentences from the Web for Kristallnacht
The Kandel family has survived Kristallnacht intact, and Eric had boarded the S.S. Gerolstein to New York.