landweer

Dutch

Etymology

From land (“land”) +‎ weer (“defense”). Cognate with German Landwehr.

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Noun

landweer f (plural landweren, diminutive landweertje n)

  1. (military) defense
  2. (historical) reserve army
  3. a type of defensive work; a landweer

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