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
a grammar nazi
nazi
adjective
often capitalized
Examples of Nazi in a Sentence
a gang of racist Nazis
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Walz came under fire for likening the actions of ICE under the Trump administration to the Gestapo, the secret police force of Nazi Germany.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Glamorous Diana left her husband for British fascist leader Oswald Mosley; her younger sister Unity went full Nazi, moving to Germany and insinuating herself into Hitler’s inner circle.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
To get back the limited territory lost to the Russians, Finland aligned with the Nazis, until 1944, when the country signed an armistice with the Soviet Union.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Nolde was indeed forbidden from selling and exhibiting his works by the Nazi regime.
—Ombline Damy, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Glamorous Diana left her husband for British fascist leader Oswald Mosley; her younger sister Unity went full Nazi, moving to Germany and insinuating herself into Hitler’s inner circle.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
To get back the limited territory lost to the Russians, Finland aligned with the Nazis, until 1944, when the country signed an armistice with the Soviet Union.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Nolde was indeed forbidden from selling and exhibiting his works by the Nazi regime.
—Ombline Damy, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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