Etymology

Anschluss

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Today it means: Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. Full definition →

First used 1920sGerman Anschluss
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  1. German · borrowed fromAnschluss“annexation”
  2. English todayAnschluss

From German Anschluss (“annexation”) (formerly Anschluß), from anschließen (“to join, unite”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1920s Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.

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