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Nimitz

/ˈnɪmɪts/

Nimitz proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Nimitz

  1. A surname from German.

Origin of Nimitz

From German, from a West Slavic language; compare Niemiec, Niemetz, Niemietz, Nemetz, Nimatz, Nimtz, Nemec. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, German”).

Questions about Nimitz

What does Nimitz mean?
Nimitz means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Nimitz?
Nimitz is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nimitz?
Nimitz is pronounced /ˈnɪmɪts/.

Words near Nimitz in the dictionary

  1. niminy-priminy
  2. nimious
  3. nimiously
  4. nimisin
  5. nimite
  6. Nimitz
  7. nimmed
  8. Nimmegen
  9. nimmer
  10. nimmers
  11. nimming

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