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sitzkrieg

/ˈsɪtskɹiːɡ/

sitzkrieg noun: warfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.

Noun

sitzkrieg (plural sitzkriegs)

  1. Warfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.

Forms of sitzkrieg

pluralsitzkriegs

Origin of sitzkrieg

Borrowed from German Sitzkrieg (“sitting war”), a pun on Blitzkrieg (“lightning war”).

Questions about sitzkrieg

What does sitzkrieg mean?
Sitzkrieg means warfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
What part of speech is sitzkrieg?
Sitzkrieg is a noun.
How do you pronounce sitzkrieg?
Sitzkrieg is pronounced /ˈsɪtskɹiːɡ/.
What is the plural of sitzkrieg?
The plural of sitzkrieg is sitzkriegs.

Words near sitzkrieg in the dictionary

  1. sitzed
  2. sitzes
  3. Sitzeses
  4. Sitzfleisch
  5. sitzing
  6. sitzkrieg
  7. sitzkriegs
  8. Sitzman
  9. Sitzmann
  10. Sitzmanns
  11. Sitzmans

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