Besatzungsarmee
German, noun[bəˈzat͡sʊŋsʔaʁˌmeː]
Besatzungsarmee is spelled B-E-S-A-T-Z-U-N-G-S-A-R-M-E-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besatzungsarmee is a German feminine noun meaning “occupying army (army that occupies a land)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Armee, die ein fremdes Gebiet besetzt hält”.
What does Besatzungsarmee mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoccupying army (army that occupies a land)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Armee, die ein fremdes Gebiet besetzt hält
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Besatzungsarmee
- Besatzungsarmeen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besatzungsarmee?
- [bəˈzat͡sʊŋsʔaʁˌmeː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Besatzungsarmee in German?
Besatzungsarmee appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).