SCHUTZSTAFFEL (schutzstaffeln)
Dictionary entry overview: What does Schutzstaffel mean? • SCHUTZSTAFFEL (noun)
The noun SCHUTZSTAFFEL has 1 sense:
1. special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
Familiarity information: SCHUTZSTAFFEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCHUTZSTAFFEL (noun)
Meaning:
Special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Schutzstaffel; SS
Hypernyms ("Schutzstaffel" is a kind of...):
constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)
Meronyms (parts of "Schutzstaffel"):
Gestapo (the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods)
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