Landwehr

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US/ˈlɑːntveɪɹ/

noun

A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.

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Meanings

nounLandwehr (plural Landwehrs)

plural Landwehrs

  1. historicalA segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.

Origin

  1. GermanLandwehr
  2. EnglishLandwehr

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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