neo-Nazi

noun

: a member of a group espousing the programs and policies of Hitler's Nazis
neo-Nazi adjective
neo-Nazism noun

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The sheriff said that the suspect is also allegedly linked to a neo-Nazi satanic group. Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026 But the ambiance was much different in 2017, when neo-Nazis marched at a white supremacist event in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a protester was killed and 14 others were injured. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026 Like Alternative für Deutschland in Germany and Rassemblement National in France, the Sweden Democrats started as a fringe operation, with neo-Nazi roots. Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 Weaver had connections to the neo-Nazi Aryan Nations and held antisemitic, anti-government beliefs. Odette Yousef, NPR, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for neo-Nazi

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First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Nazi was in 1938

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“Neo-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Nazi. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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