"Night of Long Knives" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Nights of Long Knives [plural]
Etymology: See night of the long knives. Head templates: {{en-noun|Nights of Long Knives|head=Night of Long Knives}} Night of Long Knives (plural Nights of Long Knives)
  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. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: night of long knives (extra: (“purge”) used especially in reference to a specific one, particularly the 1934 one in Germany, but also e.g. the British one of 1962.)
    Sense id: en-Night_of_Long_Knives-en-noun-1id6flYQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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