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Abwehr

Abwehr proper noun: the military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945.

Proper noun

the Abwehr

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

Origin of Abwehr

Borrowed from German Abwehr (“defence; counter-intelligence”).

Questions about Abwehr

What does Abwehr mean?
Abwehr means the military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945.
What part of speech is Abwehr?
Abwehr is a proper noun.

Words near Abwehr in the dictionary

  1. abwab
  2. abwabs
  3. abwatt
  4. abwatts
  5. abwe
  6. Abwehr
  7. abwes
  8. ABWH
  9. abwoi
  10. abx
  11. Abxazo

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