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German
Etymology
Vernichtung + -s- + Krieg
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ferˈnɪçtʊŋsˌkriːk/, , , (northern also) /-ˌkʁiːç/
- Hyphenation: Ver‧nich‧tungs‧krieg
Noun
Vernichtungskrieg m (strong, genitive Vernichtungskrieges or Vernichtungskriegs, plural Vernichtungskriege)
- war of annihilation (war that aims at erasing the nationhood of the enemy, by utterly subduing or physically destroying them)
Declension
Declension of Vernichtungskrieg
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