1
: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler
2
often nazi
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 Nazi
Examples of Nazi in a Sentence
a gang of racist Nazis
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After four grueling years, Russia controls 20% of Ukrainian territory, chipping away at its eastern frontiers in a war of attrition that has now lasted longer than the Soviet Union’s fight against Nazi Germany.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
His mother, who named him after Marc Chagall, was an intellectual, a German Jew whose family fled the Nazis.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
That weekend, more people celebrated in the streets of Amsterdam than on the day of liberation from Nazi occupation in May, 1945.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
But this means that the United States also has a Nazi problem.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
His mother, who named him after Marc Chagall, was an intellectual, a German Jew whose family fled the Nazis.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
That weekend, more people celebrated in the streets of Amsterdam than on the day of liberation from Nazi occupation in May, 1945.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
But this means that the United States also has a Nazi problem.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Nazi
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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