Ribbentrop

American

[rib-uhn-trawp] / ˈrɪb ənˌtrɔp /

noun

Joachim von 1893–1946, German leader in the Nazi party: minister of foreign affairs 1938–45; executed for war crimes.

Ribbentrop British

/ ˈrɪbəntrɔp /

noun

Joachim von (ˈjoːaxɪm fɔn). 1893–1946, German Nazi politician: foreign minister under Hitler (1938–45). He was hanged after conviction as a war criminal at Nuremberg

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By contrast, Spicer repeatedly skewers Ribbentrop, “this wine-salesman-turned-dilettante-turned-diplomat” who would be the first top Nazi hanged at Nuremberg.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022

Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, lost no time in getting down to business on his first day in Moscow.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2019

Thankfully, neither Grillo nor Salvini are likely to attain the historical importance of Molotov and Ribbentrop.

From Slate • May 11, 2018

Among those convicted were Hermann Göring, second in command to Hitler; Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy in the Nazi Party; Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German foreign minister; and Albert Speer, the minister of war production.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2011

Ten minutes or so later came the sound of another car and I opened the door to Herr Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador, by now no stranger to Darlington Hall.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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