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swastika
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As a noun, swastika means a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of National Socialism and fascism.
Meanings of swastika
3 meaningsnoun
A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of National Socialism and fascism.
fascismhistorymetonymNazi rule.
The official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
Similar: Hakenkreuz
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).