Sturmabteilung

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/ˈʃtʊɹm.æbˌtaɪ.lʊŋ/

proper noun

A paramilitary division under the German Nazi Party, operating from 1921 until being disbanded in 1934.

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SAStorm Troops
OriginGerman Sturmabteilung →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative abbreviation SA

  1. A paramilitary division under the German Nazi Party, operating from 1921 until being disbanded in 1934.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943

Similar
SAStorm Troops
Broader
militiareserves
Also see
sa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanSturm
  2. GermanAbteilung
  3. GermanSturmabteilung
  4. EnglishSturmabteilung

Borrowed from German Sturmabteilung.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 衝鋒隊 /冲锋队
  • 衝鋒隊 /冲锋队 (Chōngfēngduì)Nazi paramilitary division
German Sturmabteilung
  • SturmabteilungNazi paramilitary division
Hindi श्टुर्माबटाइलुंग
  • श्टुर्माबटाइलुंग (śṭurmābṭāiluṅg)Nazi paramilitary division
Japanese 突撃隊
  • 突撃隊 (Totsugekitai)Nazi paramilitary division
Korean 돌격대
  • 돌격대 (Dolgyeokdae)Nazi paramilitary division
Polish Sturmabteilung
  • SturmabteilungNazi paramilitary division
Cite this entry
APA

Sturmabteilung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sturmabteilung

MLA

“Sturmabteilung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sturmabteilung. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sturmabteilung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sturmabteilung.

Source: Sturmabteilung on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.