Etymology

Landwehr

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Today it means: A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland. Full definition →

German Landwehr
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  1. German · borrowed fromLandwehr
  2. English todayLandwehr

From German Landwehr, from Land (“land, country”) + Wehr (“defense”).

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