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DEGerman
Wehr[veːɐ̯]
noun
An act of fighting back or defending. It is also commonly used as a short term for a fire department.

“Die Wehr rückte aus, um das Feuer zu löschen.”

The fire department went out to extinguish the fire.

Also means
  1. resistance; defence; also in the sense of defenders; guard
  2. ellipsis of Feuerwehr
  3. resistance

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
wehren[ˈveːʁən]
verb
To protect oneself against something or to stop it from happening.

“Ich wollte mich doch nur wehren.”

I only tried to defend myself.

Also means
  1. to defend oneself
  2. to prevent the spread of something, to fight
  3. to deny, to prevent someone from doing something

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Wehrmacht[ˈveːʁmaxt]
noun
This term refers to the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.

“Die Wehrmacht wurde 1946 aufgelöst.”

The Wehrmacht was dissolved in 1946.

Also means
  1. armed forces

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Bundeswehr[ˈbʊndəsˌveːɐ̯]
name
This is the name of the military forces of modern Germany.

“Die Bundeswehr ist in verschiedenen Ländern stationiert.”

The German Armed Forces are stationed in various countries.

Also means
  1. The national army of the Federal Republic of Germany.
  2. German Armed Forces

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Reichswehr[ˈʁaɪ̯çsveːɐ̯]
name
This was the name of the German military between 1918 and 1935.

“Die Reichswehr wurde 1935 durch die Wehrmacht abgelöst.”

The Reichswehr was replaced by the Wehrmacht in 1935.

Also means
  1. the German army between 1918 and 1935
  2. Reichswehr

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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