English Explanatory Dictionary

night of long knives

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of night of the long knives.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of night of long knives (“purge”) used especially in reference to a specific one, particularly the 1934 one in Germany, but also e.g. the British one of 1962.

Word forms

night of long knives nights of long knives

Etymology

See night of the long knives.

Synonyms

night of the long knives
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