English Explanatory Dictionary

Kenpeitai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The military police of the Imperial Japanese Army that also served as the secret police of Imperial Japan, active from 1881 to 1945.

Pronunciation

/kɛnpeɪˈtaɪ/

Word forms

Kenpeitai Kempeitai

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊 (Kenpeitai).

Related words

Gestapo OVRA
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