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Clausewitz
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English
Etymology
en sla
From en de Clausewitz.
Pronunciation
en /ˈklɔːzəwɪts/
Proper noun
en.
Derived terms
en Clausewitzian
German
de:
Etymology
Seemingly from a de sla - placename. Compare perhaps Kłosowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship Kłosowice (de Klossowitz), though this is not to say that a relation with this particular village exists. The family was of lesser nobility and did not have a long-standing tradition. de
Pronunciation
de /ˈklaʊ̯zəˌvɪts/
de Clau se witz
Proper noun
m:f,':ens:-[with an article],ens:-
de rare
Declension
surname