Staatssicherheit

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German

Etymology

From Staat (“state”) +‎ -s- +‎ Sicherheit (“security”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːtsˌzɪçɐhaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Staatssicherheit f (genitive Staatssicherheit, no plural)

  1. national security
  2. (Ministry for) State Security, secret police and intelligence organization of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
    Synonyms: Stasi f, MfS n, Ministerium für Staatssicherheit n

Declension

Declension of Staatssicherheit
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Staatssicherheit
genitive einer der Staatssicherheit
dative einer der Staatssicherheit
accusative eine die Staatssicherheit

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