Papen

American

[pah-puhn] / ˈpɑ pən /

noun

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

Papen British

/ ˈpaːpən /

noun

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

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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

Papen added that she believes anyone has the right to file a public records request.

From Washington Times • May 4, 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

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2018

In any case, the fact remains, that Boy-Ed and von Papen are no longer acceptable to this Government.

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

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