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Schutzstaffel
Schutz·staf·fel
/
ˈʃʊtsˌʃtɑ
fəl
/
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sh
oo
ts
-shtah-f
uh
l
]
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noun
German.
an
elite
military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police
force
.
Abbreviation:
SS
Origin:
literally, defense echelon
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Schutzstaffel
(ˈʃʊtsʃtafəl)
—
n
,
pl
-feln
See
SS
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Schutzstaffel
"internal security force of Nazi Germany," 1930, from Ger., lit. "defense squadron." Better known by its initials, S.S.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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