Schutzstaffel

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English[edit]

Troopers of the 1st division of the SS, 1939.

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/

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Schutzstaffel (plural Schutzstaffeln)

  1. (historical) Squadron of the Luftstreitkräfte of the German Empire; Schusta.
  2. (historical) The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.
  3. A division or corps of this force.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Schutz +‎ Staffel, literally protection squadron, defence corps.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafəl/, [ˈʃʊt͡sˌʃtafl̩]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Schutzstaffel f (genitive Schutzstaffel, plural Schutzstaffeln)

  1. Schutzstaffel, Schusta
  2. (singular only) Schutzstaffel, SS

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