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blitzkrieg

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See also: Blitzkrieg

English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg (literally lightning war).

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Noun

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blitzkrieg (plural blitzkriegs)

Tanks, motor vehicles, and aircraft are essential in bringing a blitzkrieg operation into success.
  1. A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.
    • 1968, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger (lyrics and music), “Sympathy for the Devil”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by Rolling Stones:
      I rode a tank, held a general's rank / When the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblitsˌkrik/, /ˈblɪts-/, /-krix/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: blitz‧krieg

Noun

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blitzkrieg m (uncountable)

  1. blitzkrieg

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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blitzkrieg

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Blitzkrieg. First attested in 1936.[1]

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blitzkrieg m inan

  1. blitzkrieg (fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support)
    Synonym: wojna błyskawiczna
    taktyka blitzkriegublitzkrieg tactic
    błyskawiczny blitzkrieglightning fast blitzkrieg
    doktryna blitzkriegublitzkrieg doctrine
    niemiecki blitzkriegGerman blitzkrieg
    koncepcja blitzkrieguthe concept of blitzkrieg
    strategia blitzkriegublitzkrieg strategy
    teoria blitzkriegublitzkrieg theory
    idea blitzkriegublitzkrieg idea

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References

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  1. ^ blitzkrieg in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.

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blitzkrieg f or m (plural blitzkriege)

  1. blitzkrieg (fast military offensive)
    Synonym: guerra-relâmpago

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Blitzkrieg.

Noun

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blitzkrieg n (uncountable)

  1. blitzkrieg

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative blitzkrieg blitzkriegul
genitive-dative blitzkrieg blitzkriegului
vocative blitzkriegule