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Bausoldat
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German
de:
Alternative forms
de BS initialism
Etymology
de :af bauen<t:build> Soldat<t:soldier>
From de bauen Soldat build soldier.
Pronunciation
de [ˈbaʊ̯zɔlˌdaːt]
de De-Bausoldat.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak
de German Democratic Republic military construction soldier person who didn't bear arms but instead did construction work
Declension
m.weak
Synonyms
de Spatensoldat, soldiers linguistically: de Spati
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