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Nimitz

ni·mitz

UK/ˈnɪmɪts/ US/ˈnɪmɪts/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)

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Origin

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

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