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Papen

American  
[pah-puhn] / ˈpɑ pən /

noun

  1. Franz von 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.


Papen British  
/ ˈpaːpən /

noun

  1. Franz von (frants fɔn). 1879–1969, German statesman; chancellor (1932) and vice chancellor (1933–34) under Hitler, whom he was instrumental in bringing to power

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Others said they saw someone believed to have started the fire fleeing the scene, according to Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Jeffrey Papen.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

From this group, only the former Vice-Chancellor and diplomat Franz von Papen, who had also served as German military atttaché in Washington D.C., was tried and acquitted in Nuremberg.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2021

An advocate for mental health services, Papen had fallen behind Carrie Hamblen, CEO of the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2020

Senate President Pro Tempore Mary Kay Papen says a number of Hispanic senators chair key committees.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2018

Hence the anxiety for the recall of Papen and Boy-Ed.

From My Three Years in America by Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff

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