Abwehr

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

the Abwehr

  1. (historical) The military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945.

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Etymology[edit]

From abwehren.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈapveːɐ̯]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Abwehr f (genitive Abwehr, plural Abwehren)

  1. defence
    action to stop an attack
    a method or means of defence
  2. repulse
  3. counter-intelligence
  4. rejection

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Proper noun[edit]

Abwehr f (proper noun, genitive Abwehr)

  1. the military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945

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