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German
Etymology
From Vergeltung (“retaliation”) + -s- + Angriff (“attack”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Ver‧gel‧tungs‧an‧griff
Noun
Vergeltungsangriff m (strong, genitive Vergeltungsangriffes or Vergeltungsangriffs, plural Vergeltungsangriffe)
- (military) retaliatory attack
- Synonyms: Gegenangriff, Vergeltungsschlag
Declension
Declension of Vergeltungsangriff
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