Etymology

Fortress Europe

Today it means: The areas of continental Europe occupied by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, as opposed to the United Kingdom across the Channel. Full definition →

German Festung Europa
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  1. German · derived fromFestung Europa
  2. English todayFortress Europe

A calque of German Festung Europa.

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