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Gestapo.

Gestapo

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ɡeˈstaːpo/[ɡeˈstaː.po][ɡə-][ɡɛsˈtaːpo]
  1. Gestapo

    Nazism · definite · historical · proper-noun · usually
Where this word comes from

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.

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