Stasi

/ ˈstɑːzɪ /

noun

1. formerly, the secret police in East Germany

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stasi¹

from German Sta ( ats ) si ( cherheitsdienst ), literally: state security service

Example Sentences

Details of the killing remained unknown for decades after the Stasi secret police shredded files relating to the case before communist East Germany reunified with the West in 1991.

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Stasi officers gave him an exit visa and some West German money and escorted him to Friedrichstrasse station, which was still served by trains from the western side of the city.

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Details of the case were uncovered by historians, who tracked down related files in the Stasi archives.

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Some will judge this as being either a dishonest or deluded defence but there is – in the east – an ingrained suspicion of the state amongst communities that once endured the activities of the Stasi, the loathed secret police in communist East Germany.

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After the reunification of Germany in 1990, a treasure trove of documents held by the then-defunct East German secret police, the Stasi, revealed what many had suspected for decades: East Germany had conducted a state-sponsored, systematic doping operation that led to spectacular sporting success.

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