Join free

Landwehr

English · Français · Deutsch

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Landwehr

  • /ˈlɑːntveɪɹ/ US

Where it comes from

From German Landwehr, from Land (“land, country”) + Wehr (“defense”).

noun Landwehrs

  1. historical A segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"Landwehr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/landwehr. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Landwehr. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/landwehr

Chicago

"Landwehr." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/landwehr.

BibTeX
@misc{landwehr_2026,
  title = {Landwehr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/landwehr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}