Grenzer

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noun

light infantry troops who came from the Croatian and Transylvanian Military Frontier in Habsburg Monarchy (later the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary), originally raised to defend Austria against the Ottoman Turks.

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Meanings

nounGrenzer (plural Grenzers or Grenzer)

plural Grenzers

  1. historicallight infantry troops who came from the Croatian and Transylvanian Military Frontier in Habsburg Monarchy (later the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary), originally raised to defend Austria against the Ottoman Turks.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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