noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of night of the long knives.
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Synonyms: night of the long knives
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night of long knives
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of night of long knives (“purge”) used especially in reference to a specific one, particularly the 1934 one in Germany, but also e.g. the British one of 1962.
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History
Etymology
See night of the long knives.