English
Freikorps
Freikorps comes from German Freikorps ‘a corps of military or paramilitary and free…’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentFreikorps‘a corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Germanc. 1650–presentFreikorps‘a corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from German Freikorps
Today it means
noun A German-speaking corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army; in particular, such a group linked to Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Freikorps / Freikorps