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noun
1.
a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
2.
this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
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Swastika
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Example Sentences
- When he returns, after several weeks of internment, the rabbi has been branded with a swastika on his head.
- If you must do all of the above, don't use a swastika atop a flak gun as your avatar.
- They find the old family home, with a fresh swastika painted on it, and return to the attic itself.
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Word Origin & History
swastika
Greek cross with arms bent at right angles, 1871 (later specifically as emblem of the Nazi party, 1932), from Skt. svastika-s, lit. "being fortunate," from svasti-s "well-being, luck," from su- "well" + as-, root of asti "(he) is," from root of L. esse "to be" (see
EXPAND essence). Also known as gammadion and fylfot. Originally an ancient cosmic or religious symbol thought to bring good luck. Use in reference to the Nazi emblem first recorded in Eng. in 1932. The Ger. word was Hakenkreuz, lit. "hook-cross."
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