Clau|se|witz|i|an

Clau|se|witz|i|an
Clau|se|witz|i|an «KLOW zuh VIHT see uhn», adjective.
having to do with or characteristic of Karl von Clausewitz, a Prussian officer and writer on military science, or his theories of warfare: »

War has ceased to be, in the Clausewitzian sense, an acceptable extension of international political activity (Listener).


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  • clau — clau·ber; clau·de·tite; clau·di·an; clau·di·ca·tion; clau·se·witz; clau·sil·ia; clau·si·li·i·dae; clau·sil·i·um; clau·si·us clapeyron; clau·su·la; clau·su·lar; …   English syllables

  • witz — car·lo·witz; clau·se·witz; kolk·witz·ia; sliv·o·witz; …   English syllables

  • clausewitz — clau·se·witz …   English syllables

  • Clausewitz,Karl von — Clau·se·witz (klouʹzə vĭts), Karl von. 1780 1831. Prussian army officer and military theorist who proposed the doctrines of total war and war as an instrument of policy. His treatise On War was published posthumously (1833). * * * …   Universalium

  • Clausewitz — Clau•se•witz [[t]ˈklaʊ zə vɪts[/t]] n. big Karl von, 1780–1831, German military officer and author of books on military science …   From formal English to slang

  • Clausewitz — Clau|se|witz (preußischer General) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • se — abhi·se·ka; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·lo·se·mat·ic; an·te·con·se·quent; an·ti·se·le·ne; an·ti·se·rum; apoph·y·se·al; ap·o·se·mat·ic; ar·se·dine; ar·se·nal; ar·se·nate; ar·se·nian; ar·se·nide; ar·se·nif·er·ous; ar·se·ni·llo;… …   English syllables

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