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Stasi

British  
/ ˈstɑːzɪ /

noun

  1. formerly, the secret police in East Germany

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Stasi

from German Sta ( ats ) si ( cherheitsdienst ), literally: state security service

Example Sentences

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For the writing of “Indignity,” Ms. Ypi’s destination is the archives of the Sigurimi, communist Albania’s equivalent of the Stasi or KGB.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s only so much hard evidence for her to work with—the Sigurimi was not as meticulous in its record-keeping as the Stasi.

From The Wall Street Journal

The work is a "very personal" painting, in which Kahlo "merges folkloric motifs from Mexican culture with European surrealism," Anna Di Stasi, the head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, told AFP.

From Barron's

The Mexican artist, who died in 1954 at the age of 47, "did not completely agree" with her work being associated with the surrealist movement, Di Stasi said.

From Barron's

This painting is a "very personal" image, in which Kahlo "merges folkloric motifs from Mexican culture with European surrealism," Anna Di Stasi, head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, told AFP.

From Barron's