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KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ
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• KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ (noun)
The noun KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ has 1 sense:
1. Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
Familiarity information: KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Clausewitz; Karl von Clausewitz
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
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