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Coventrieren

Coventrieren

See also: coventrieren

German

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Noun

Coventrieren n (genitive Coventrierens, no plural)

  1. the act of coventrating

Declension

coventrieren

coventrieren

See also: Coventrieren

German

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Verb

coventrieren (third-person singular simple present coventriert, past tense coventrierte, past participle coventriert, auxiliary haben)

  1. To devastate or raze (a city) in the manner of the November 1940 aerial bombardment of Coventry, England.

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Usage notes

A Nazi expression used in World War II propaganda, until British and US bombing of German cities made its use inappropriate.

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