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Ribbentrop

American  
[rib-uhn-trawp] / ˈrɪb ənˌtrɔp /

noun

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


Ribbentrop British  
/ ˈrɪbəntrɔp /

noun

  1. 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

There had been rumours in Berlin of a meeting at Berchtesgaden yesterday between Herr Hitler, Herr von Ribbentrop, and Her von Papen, who had recently visited Moscow, but that was all.

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

In 1936, it was lived in by the Nazi apparatchik and German ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop, while during the war it was the base for the French leader in exile, Charles de Gaulle.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2016

It is probably apt at this point to say a few words concerning Herr Ribbentrop.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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