Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abwehr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: ab-wehr
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

the Abwehr (canonical)

Questions

What does abwehr mean?: The military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945.
Where does abwehr come from?: Borrowed from German Abwehr (“defence; counter-intelligence”).

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