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HINDENBURG

• HINDENBURG (noun)
The noun HINDENBURG has 1 sense:

1. German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)

Familiarity information: HINDENBURG used as a noun is very rare.

• HINDENBURG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hindenburg; Paul Ludwig von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg; Paul von Hindenburg

Instance hypernyms:

field marshal (an officer holding the highest rank in the army)

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

"It pays to pay attention."
(English proverb)
"One finger cannot lift a pebble."
(Native American proverb, Hopi)

"A fine rain still soaks you to the bone, but no one takes it seriously."
(Corsican proverb)

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Meaning of national leader
Pronunciation of solon
Meaning of full general
Pronunciation of statesman
Meaning of field marshal

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