das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
Translation
Ministry for State Security, Stasi
Examples
Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit war der Geheimdienst der DDR.
The Ministry for State Security was the secret service of the GDR.
Grammar Patterns
((Noun)) as a historical term Das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit no longer exists.
Similar Words
Polizei (police), Geheimpolizei (secret police)
Etymology
A compound word formed from Staat (state), a linking 's', and Sicherheit (security).
Memory Tips
This was the official title of the 'Stasi', the notorious secret police of East Germany (the GDR). 'Stasi' is a portmanteau of Staatssicherheit.