Krupp

[ kruhp; German kroo p ]
/ krʌp; German krʊp /

noun

Al·fred [al-frid; German ahl-freyt] /ˈæl frɪd; German ˈɑl freɪt/,1812–87, German industrialist and manufacturer of armaments.

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Krupp
/ (krʊp, krʌp) /

noun

a German family of steel and armaments manufacturers, including Alfred, 1812–87, his son Friedrich Alfred, 1854–1902, and the latter's son-in-law, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1870–1950
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