Kristallnacht

(krĭsˈtəl-näktˌ -täl-näᴋʜtˌ)

noun

The night of November 9, 1938, on which the Nazis coordinated an attack on Jewish people and their property in Germany and German-controlled lands.

Origin:

Origin: German, night of (broken) glass

Origin: : Kristall, crystal (from Middle High German, from Old High German cristalla, from Latin crystallus, crystallum; see crystal)

Origin: + Nacht, night (from Middle High German naht, from Old High German; see nek^w-t- in Indo-European roots)

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