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Nim⋅itz

  [nim-its]
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–noun
Chester William, 1885–1966, U.S. admiral.
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Nim·itz   (nĭm'ĭts)   
American admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who halted Japanese expansion and ultimately destroyed the Japanese fleet with a strategy based largely on the use of aircraft carriers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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