"Turnip Winter" meaning in English

See Turnip Winter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Turnip Winter [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of German Steckrübenwinter Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Steckrübenwinter}} Calque of German Steckrübenwinter Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=Turnip Winter}} the Turnip Winter
  1. (historical) The winter of 1916 to 1917, a period of profound civilian hardship in Germany during World War I, due to the Allied blockade, the German focus on supplying the military, and a poor harvest. Tags: historical
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