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Tirpitz

[ tir-pits ]
/ ˈtɪr pɪts /

noun

Al·fred von [ahl-freyt fuhn], /ˈɑl freɪt fən/, 1849–1930, German admiral and statesman.

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tiro, Tirol, Tirolean, Tirolese, Tiros, Tirpitz, tirrivee, Tirso de Molina, Tirthankara, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirappali
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Tirpitz
/ (German ˈtɪrpɪts) /

noun

Alfred von (ˈalfreːt fɔn). 1849–1930, German admiral: as secretary of state for the Imperial Navy (1897–1916), he created the modern German navy, which challenged British supremacy at sea
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