# die Defensive

die Defensive is a German noun meaning “defense”. Forms: der Defensive, die Defensiven.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Defensive
- Plural: die Defensiven

## In other languages

- Русский: оборона, оборонительные действия

## Meanings

1. defense (means, attitude or position of defense)
   - in der Defensive — on the defensive
2. defensive
   - In der zweiten Hälfte des Zweiten Weltkriegs hatte die deutsche Defensive mächtig zutun.

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