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noun
A squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; the Schusta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A division or corps of this force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: SS
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: police, police force, constabulary, law
History
Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
