swastika
swas·ti·ka
noun \ˈswäs-ti-kə also swä-ˈstē-\Definition of SWASTIKA
1
: a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction
2
: a swastika used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism
See Origin of SWASTIKA
Sanskrit svastika, from svasti well-being, from su- well + as- to be; akin to Sanskrit asti he is, Old English is; from its being regarded as a good luck symbol
First Known Use: 1871
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