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nounspecial police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
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Origin
- GermanSchutzstaffel
- EnglishSchutzstaffel
Unadapted borrowing from German Schutzstaffel.
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Chinese Mandarin 親衛隊 /亲卫队, 黨衛隊 /党卫队
- 親衛隊 /亲卫队 (Qīnwèiduì)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
- 黨衛隊 /党卫队 (Dǎngwèiduì)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
- 黨衛軍 /党卫军 (dǎngwèijūn)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
French Schutzstaffel
- Schutzstaffelthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
German Schutzstaffel, SS
- Schutzstaffelthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
- SSthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
Greek Σούτσσταφφελ
- Σούτσσταφφελ (Soútsstaffel)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
Hindi शुत्सश्टाफ़ल
- शुत्सश्टाफ़ल (śutsśṭāfal)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
Japanese 親衛隊
- 親衛隊 (Shin'eitai)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
Korean 친위대
- 친위대 (Chinwidae)the internal security force of Nazi Germany
Polish Schutzstaffel
- Schutzstaffelthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
Russian СС
- ССthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
Ukrainian СС
- ССthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
Vietnamese Đội cận vệ
- Đội cận vệthe internal security force of Nazi Germany
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APA
Schutzstaffel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schutzstaffel
MLA
“Schutzstaffel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schutzstaffel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schutzstaffel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schutzstaffel.
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