"Nacht der langen Messer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaxt dɛɐ̯ ˌlaŋn̩ ˈmɛsɐ/ Audio: De-Nacht der langen Messer.ogg Forms: Nacht der langen Messer [genitive], Nacht der langen Messeres [plural], Nacht der langen Messers [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “night of the long knives”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|night of the long knives}} “night of the long knives”, {{lit|night of the long knives}} Literally, “night of the long knives” Head templates: {{de-noun|f,(e)s|head=Nacht der langen Messer}} Nacht der langen Messer f (genitive Nacht der langen Messer, plural Nacht der langen Messeres or Nacht der langen Messers)
  1. (historical, Nazism) Night of the Long Knives (purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934) Tags: Nazism, feminine, historical Synonyms: Röhm-Putsch
    Sense id: en-Nacht_der_langen_Messer-de-noun-7ojBu1it Categories (other): Nazism, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Historical events Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Historical events: 63 37
  2. (politics) night of the long knives (purge in which opponents of a regime or political party are killed or removed) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Nacht_der_langen_Messer-de-noun-yKcpWpwB Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
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