Anschluss

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See also: Anschluß

English

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Etymology

From German Anschluss (annexation) (formerly Anschluß), from anschließen (to join, unite).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Anschluss (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. [from 1920s]
    • 1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage 2004, page 44:
      ‘Some of us students protested against the Anschluss.’
    • 2001, Clive James, Even As We Speak:
      Anton Kuh [] was one of the Viennese coffee-house wits whose mastery of the brief critical essay reached its apotheosis in the last nervous years before the Anschluss.

Translations


German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anschließen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanʃlʊs/
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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Noun

Anschluss m (strong, genitive Anschlusses, plural Anschlüsse)

  1. connection, joining
  2. annexation
  3. (historical) Anschluss
  4. contact

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading


Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Anschluss.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Anschluss m inan

  1. (historical) Alternative spelling of anszlus

Further reading

  • Anschluss in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Anschluss in Polish dictionaries at PWN