landsturm

land·sturm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [German lahnt-shtoo rm]
- /German ˈlɑntˌʃtʊərm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [German lahnt-shtoo rm]
- /German ˈlɑntˌʃtʊərm/

Definitions of landsturm word

noun landsturm a general draft of people in time of war. 1
noun landsturm the force so drafted or subject to such draft, consisting of all who are capable of bearing arms and not in the army, navy, or Landwehr. 1
noun landsturm a reserve force; militia 0
noun landsturm a general levy in wartime 0

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Origin of landsturm

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

1805-15; < German: literally, land storm

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Parts of speech for Landsturm

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Landsturm

landsturm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

landsturm usage trend in Literature

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