English Explanatory Dictionary

Anschluss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.

Pronunciation

/ˈan.ʃlʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anschluss.wav

Word forms

Anschluss

Etymology

From German Anschluss (“annexation”) (formerly Anschluß), from anschließen (“to join, unite”).

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