Sturmabteilung

 
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtʊəmabˌtʌɪlʊŋ, ˈʃtʊrmapˌtaɪlʊŋ/
(abbreviation: SA)
  • a German Nazi paramilitary force formed in 1921, whose members were known in English as Brownshirts. See Brownshirt.

Origin:

German, literally 'storm division'