"Gestapo" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡeˈstaːpo/, [ɡeˈstaː.po], [ɡə-], [ɡɛsˈtaːpo], /ɡeˈʃtaːpo/ Audio: De-Gestapo.ogg Forms: die Gestapo [canonical, feminine], der Gestapo [definite, genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gestapo [nominative, singular], Gestapo [genitive, singular], Gestapo [dative, singular], Gestapo [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”). The predominant pronunciation with /st/ is from reading out the form as one word and thus to some extent a spelling pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{contraction|de|Geheime Staatspolizei|gloss=secret state police}} Contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”), {{spelling pronunciation|de|nocap=1}} spelling pronunciation Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f.article}} die Gestapo f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Gestapo) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. (historical, Nazism) Gestapo Tags: Nazism, definite, historical, proper-noun, usually Categories (topical): Nazism Related terms: Stapo
    Sense id: en-Gestapo-de-name-ALSXfPYB Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German spelling pronunciations

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