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Noun: SAS
Usage: UK
  1. A specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
    - Special Air Service [UK]
Noun: SA
  1. Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
    - Sturmabteilung, Storm Troops
     
  2. A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
    - South Africa, Republic of South Africa, ZA, RSA

Type of: African country, African nation, commando, militia, reserves

Part of: Africa, British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations

Encyclopedia: SAS

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