Nimitz, Chester William. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Nimitz, Chester William

SYLLABICATION:	Nim·itz
PRONUNCIATION:	nmts
DATES:	1885–1966
	American admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who halted Japanese expansion and ultimately destroyed the Japanese fleet with a strategy based largely on the use of aircraft carriers.


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