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Freikorps

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Freikorps.

Noun

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Freikorps (plural Freikorps)

  1. (historical) 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.
    Synonym: free corps

German

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Etymology

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Compound of frei +‎ Korps, literally free corps.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Freikorps n (strong, genitive Freikorps, plural Freikorps)

  1. (historical) a corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: vrijkorps (calque)
  • English: Freikorps
  • English: free corps (calque)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frikorps (calque)
  • Russian: фрайкор (frajkor)
  • Swedish: frikår (calque)

Further reading

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  • Freikorps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache








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