Reichspogromnacht
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reich + -s- + Pogrom + Nacht (“night”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Reichspogromnacht f (genitive Reichspogromnacht, no plural)
- (historical) Kristallnacht
- Synonyms: Kristallnacht, Reichskristallnacht
- [2013 November 14, Josef Joffe, “"Reichspogromnacht"”, in Die Zeit[1]:
- Das Wort "Reichspogromnacht" schafft Distanz und sterilisiert das Grauen – wie die "Bartholomäusnacht" vom 23. August 1572, in der in Paris an die 3.000 Protestanten massakriert wurden. "Mordnacht" oder "Blutnacht" wären präzisere Begriffe, aber die quälen die Seele.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)]
Usage notes
[edit]See Kristallnacht.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Reichspogromnacht [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Reichspogromnacht” in Duden online
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