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Kristallnacht
[ krees-tahl-nahkht ]
noun
- a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Kristallnacht1
< German Kristall crystal + Nacht night
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Example Sentences
Yet as he said in a video that went viral, I felt that the insurrection on the Capitol was like Kristallnacht.
From Washington Blade
The Kandel family has survived Kristallnacht intact, and Eric had boarded the S.S. Gerolstein to New York.
From The Daily Beast
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