Landwehr
See also: landwehr
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Landwehr, from Land (“land, country”) + Wehr (“defense”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːntveɪɹ/
Noun edit
Landwehr (plural Landwehrs)
- (historical) A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.
See also edit
References edit
- “Landwehr”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading edit
- “Landwehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache