Vernichtungskrieg

German

Etymology

Vernichtung +‎ -s- +‎ Krieg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈnɪçtʊŋsˌkriːk/, [fɐˈnɪç.tʊŋ(k)sˌkʁiːk], [fɛɐ̯-], (northern also) /-ˌkʁiːç/
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧nich‧tungs‧krieg

Noun

Vernichtungskrieg m (strong, genitive Vernichtungskrieges or Vernichtungskriegs, plural Vernichtungskriege)

  1. war of annihilation (war that aims at erasing the nationhood of the enemy, by utterly subduing or physically destroying them)

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