"Night of the Long Knives" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Nights of the Long Knives [plural]
Etymology: See night of the long knives. Etymology templates: {{m|en|night of the long knives}} night of the long knives Head templates: {{en-noun|Nights of the Long Knives|head=Night of the Long Knives}} Night of the Long Knives (plural Nights of the Long Knives)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of night of the 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 or the Canadian one of 1981 Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: night of the 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 or the Canadian one of 1981)
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