ˈänˌshlu̇s noun
( -es )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, literally, joining (after anschliessen to join), from an on, at (from Old High German ana ) + schluss closing, from Middle High German sluz; akin to Old High German sliozan to close — more at on , close
: union ; especially : political or economic union of one government or territory with another
some Austrians favored anschluss with Germany
the German-Austrian anschluss
New Delhi then strongly protested against this forced anschluss of Tibet — New Republic
a campaign to effect an economic anschluss of the notoriously jealous twin cities — Newsweek