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The article for

Defense

die Defense

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Meaning

[1] Basketball, football: entirety of the defending players

[1] Basketball, Football: Gesamtheit der verteidigenden Spieler

Examples

[1] "Hardest competitors were the Philadelphia Eagles, led by Running Back Steve van Buren, also called 'Ice Man' because of his nerve strength, and their defensee"

[1] „Härtester Konkurrent waren die Philadelphia Eagles, angeführt von Running Back Steve Van Buren, wegen seiner Nervenstärke auch ‚Ice Man‘ genannt, und ihrer Defense.“

[1] "Even if the offense has increased significantly, the defense remains the backbone of the team - and despite the serious failure"

[1] „Auch wenn sich die Offense deutlich gesteigert hat, bleibt die Defense das Rückgrat des Teams – und das trotz schwerwiegender Ausfälle.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Defense die Defenses
Genitiv der Defense der Defenses
Dativ der Defense den Defenses
Akkusativ die Defense die Defenses

Pronunciation

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