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Sturm·ab·tei·lung 
[shtoorm-ahp-tahy-loong] Pronunciation Key
[shtoorm-ahp-tahy-loong] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts. |
[Origin: < G, equiv. to Sturm storm, troop of storm troopers + Abteilung division, department]
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Sturmabteilung
Sturmabteilung
1923, from Ger., lit. "storm detachment;" paramilitary force of the Nazi Party, founded 1921, repressed 1934, also know by its initials, S.A., and as the Brown shirts (see brown).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sturmabteilung | |
noun | |
| Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 [syn: SA] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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