weermacht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• weermagt (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From weren +‎ macht, calque of German Wehrmacht. The word was rare until the 1880s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːr.mɑxt/

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• Hyphenation: weer‧macht

Noun

weermacht f (uncountable)

1. armed forces [from 1840s]

Synonyms

• armee
• heer
• heir
• krijgsmacht
• leger
• strijdkrachten
• strijdmacht
• troep
• troepen