Kristallnacht Definition
krĭstəl-näkt, -täl-näKHt
noun
The night of November 9, 1938, on which the Nazis coordinated an attack on Jewish people and their property in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland.
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Origin of Kristallnacht
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German night of (broken) glass Kristall crystal (from Middle High German) (from Old High German cristalla) (from Latin crystallus, crystallum crystal) Nacht night (from Middle High German naht) (from Old High German nekw-t- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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