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Dirlewanger

Dirlewanger proper noun: a surname from German; especially when referring to Waffen-SS war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger. Also the clipping of Dirlewanger Brigade.

Proper noun

Dirlewanger

  1. A surname from German; especially when referring to Waffen-SS war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger.

Also used as

Dirlewanger is also the clipping of Dirlewanger Brigade.

Origin of Dirlewanger

Borrowed from German Dirlewanger.

Questions about Dirlewanger

What does Dirlewanger mean?
Dirlewanger means a surname from German; especially when referring to Waffen-SS war criminal Oskar Dirlewanger.
What part of speech is Dirlewanger?
Dirlewanger is a proper noun.

Words near Dirlewanger in the dictionary

  1. dirking
  2. dirks
  3. Dirksen
  4. Dirksens
  5. Dirleton
  6. Dirlewanger
  7. dirlotapide
  8. Dirnaseer
  9. dirndl
  10. dirndled
  11. dirndls

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