English Explanatory Dictionary

Gestapo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The secret police of Nazi Germany.
  2. Any militant oppressive force or group.

Pronunciation

/ɡɛˈstɑːpəʊ/ /ɡəˈʃtɑːpəʊ/ /ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/ /ɡəˈʃtɑpoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-9h8s-Gestapo.wav

Word forms

Gestapo the Gestapo

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”).

Derived words

Gaystapo
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