Anschluss

[ahn-shloos]

noun

1. union, especially the political union of Austria with Germany in 1938.

Anschluss

/ ˈænʃlʊs /

noun

1. a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anschluss¹

1920–25; < German: consolidation, joining together, equivalent to an- on, to + Schluss a closing

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anschluss¹

German: from anschliessen to join