the Gestaponoun [ + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ɡeˈʃtɑː.pəʊ/us/ɡeˈʃtɑː.poʊ/the secret police of the Nazi period in Germany 1933-45, who used cruel and evil methods and were involved in the killing of a very large number of people
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