CEFR B2

anschluss

noun

Meaning

anschluss means (historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses anschluss to mean (historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi....
The teacher asked students to find anschluss in the reading.

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anschluss (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses anschluss to mean (historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi....
The teacher asked students to find anschluss in the reading.

How to Use anschluss

a/the anschluss (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a anschluss."
anschluss in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked anschluss in context before translating it."

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