Phrase guide
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name
Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), a German field marshal and tank commander during World War II.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The fennec.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The white-footed fox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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noun
German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Rommel, Erwin Rommel
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Broader terms: field marshal
History
Possibly a calque of German Wüstenfuchs, in reference to the terrain in which the North African campaign was fought, and the popular conception of the slyness of the fox. Not clear whether it was coined in British or German media first, as the respective term arose in each language near-simultaneously.
