Kristallnacht

[ krees-tahl-nahkht ]

noun

1. a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kristallnacht¹

< German Kristall crystal + Nacht night

Example Sentences

Yet as he said in a video that went viral, I felt that the insurrection on the Capitol was like Kristallnacht.

From Washington Blade

The Kandel family has survived Kristallnacht intact, and Eric had boarded the S.S. Gerolstein to New York.

From The Daily Beast