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SIEGFRIED LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Siegfried line mean?
• SIEGFRIED LINE (noun)
The noun SIEGFRIED LINE has 1 sense:
1. German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
Familiarity information: SIEGFRIED LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
Holonyms ("Siegfried line" is a part of...):
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
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