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WALDHEIM

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

1. Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918)

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

• WALDHEIM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Kurt Waldheim; Waldheim

Instance hypernyms:

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)

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

"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value."
(English proverb)
"Earth is old, but it is not mad"
(Breton proverb)
"If you wanted obedience command with what is possible."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't go to the pub without money."
(Czech proverb)

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