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KRUPP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826)

Synonyms:

Friedrich Krupp; Krupp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordnance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887)

Synonyms:

Alfred Krupp; Krupp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

arms manufacturer (someone who manufactures arms and munitions)

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