Abwehr

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proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper nounthe Abwehr
  1. historicalThe military intelligence service of the German Weimar Republic and Third Reich, from 1920 to 1944 or 1945.

Origin

  1. GermanAbwehr“defence; counter-intelligence”
  2. EnglishAbwehr

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

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APA

Abwehr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abwehr

MLA

“Abwehr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abwehr. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abwehr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abwehr.

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