Hitler
Ad·olf [ad-olf, ey-dolf; German ah-dawlf], /ˈæd ɒlf, ˈeɪ dɒlf; German ˈɑ dɔlf/, Adolf Schicklgruber; "der Führer", 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
Other words from Hitler
- an·ti-Hit·ler, adjective
- pro-Hit·ler, adjective
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How to use Hitler in a sentence
He had as a helpful ally in this Adolf Hitler, who kept refusing to believe the Normandy landings were the main landings.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe third group came in the 1930s because of Adolf Hitler: Anni Albers, Ruth Adler Schnee, Marcel Breuer.
She insists, laughing, that her grandfather looked better in his britches than Adolf Hitler did in his.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General | Tim Teeman | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSinger said that he based the character a bit on Adolf Hitler.
Simon Kinberg on ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘The Fantastic Four’ Reboot, and Black Superheroes | Marlow Stern | May 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat could go wrong sending out a "humorous parody" of Adolf Hitler complaining about his Obamacare?
That's the general picture of the little surprise we'll have for Adolf Hitler tomorrow night.
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney BowenYou wouldn't want us to pick up Adolf Hitler for good measure, would you, Major?
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney BowenThere was now one less German soldier to shoot a gun at Adolf Hitler's bidding.
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney BowenIn 1933 Adolf Hitler was elected leader of a Germany which had been out of communication with us for a generation.
Proclaim Liberty! | Gilbert SeldesWe are both going to draw bead on Adolf Hitler in the year of 1938, and thus avert this hell he's spread since then.
Rats in the Belfry | John York Cabot
British Dictionary definitions for Hitler
/ (ˈhɪtlə) /
Adolf. (ˈaːdɔlf). Grandmother's maiden name and father's original surname Schicklgrüber . 1889–1945, German dictator, born in Austria. After becoming president of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi party), he attempted to overthrow the government of Bavaria (1923). While in prison he wrote Mein Kampf, expressing his philosophy of the superiority of the Aryan race and the inferiority of the Jews. He was appointed chancellor of Germany (1933), transforming it from a democratic republic into the totalitarian Third Reich, of which he became Führer in 1934. He established concentration camps to exterminate the Jews, rearmed the Rhineland (1936), annexed Austria (1938) and Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland (1939), which precipitated World War II. He committed suicide
a person who displays dictatorial characteristics
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