Nazi
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Na·zi

noun \ˈnät-sē, ˈnat-\

Definition of NAZI

1
: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler
2
often not capitalized
a : one who espouses the beliefs and policies of the German Nazis : fascist
b : one who is likened to a German Nazi : a harshly domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person
nazi adjective often capitalized
na·zi·fi·ca·tion \ˌnät-si-fə-ˈkā-shən, ˌnat-\ noun often capitalized
na·zi·fy \ˈnät-si-ˌfī, ˈnat-\ transitive verb often capitalized

Examples of NAZI

  1. a gang of racist Nazis

Origin of NAZI

German, by shortening & alteration from Nationalsozialist, from national national + Sozialist socialist
First Known Use: 1930

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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