Detroit
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I believe they are interchangeable. Examples: In spite of the cold and wind, we enjoyed our day at the sledding hill. Despite the cold and wind, we enjoyed our day at the sledding hill.
Out of spite or ignorance or both. People who know Germany do not say that kind of thing. Even in World War 2 it was notthe case that "all Germans [were] Nazis". In some countries the media tend to make a huge fuss about any neo-Nazi activity in Germany, without providing any indication of the scope or significance of the group(s) involved.
In 1940 the Germans conquered France in spite of France's powerful military strength. Both sides were almost equal in numbers of troops and other factors. One reason, of several, that Germany succeeded was based on the harmonizing of the new weapons systems such as tanks, planes and anti-tank weapons. That France, on the tactical defensive lost more troops than the attacking Germans, was based on Germany's ingenuity in May of 1940.
Poland
It violated the Treaty of Versailles. Arguments could be made that it was legal or illegal, with the former being that Germany was still a sovereign state in spite of the treaty.
Detroit
The equivalent for the word "peace" in tagalog is "kapayapaan" but we do not say "kapayapaan" in Tagalog, it's too awkward. In a conversation, there is actually no equivalent word for peace, but in spite of that we say "Peace" instead of "kapayapaan".
in spite
No "spite" is not a proposition.
Lutheranism is the state church of germany (which means they get government money to pay expenses, not that all germans are forced to practice it) Germany has a large catholic minority and a growing islamic minority. It also has some jews in spite of the whole ww2 thing.
He went out of his way to embarrass her in spite of their past friendship.
She canceled the meeting out of spite towards her coworker who had taken credit for her idea.
no
"In spite of" is a prepositional phrase, not a conjunction. It is used to show contrast or opposition between two parts of a sentence.
No, "in spite" is two words.