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
Recent Examples on the Web
During World War II, however, Nazi forces deliberately set fire to the Palace on the Isle—and some of the tiles went missing.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Stenberg tried their hand at historical drama as Leyna, a young girl who fights to survive Nazi Germany in the war drama Where Hands Touch (2018).
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 19 May 2024
The story follows a 10-year-old Jewish girl from Vienna who is sent to England as part of the 1938 children’s transport that followed Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 18 May 2024
As part of his work with the government of Nazi Germany, Porsche renounced his Czechoslovak citizenship, joined the Nazi Party, and became a member of the SS paramilitary group.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
Diehl will next be seen as Nazi doctor Joseph Mengele in Kirill Serebrennikov’s Disappearance and in Michael Lockshin’s literary adaptation The Master and Margarita.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Six million Jewish people were murdered under Hitler’s Nazi regime.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Image This was the work of Kim Ki-nam, who earned comparisons to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 May 2024
The atmosphere around Victory Day on May 9, a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, is always charged with martial fervor and a sense of Russia’s enduring resilience.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
Stenberg tried their hand at historical drama as Leyna, a young girl who fights to survive Nazi Germany in the war drama Where Hands Touch (2018).
—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 19 May 2024
The story follows a 10-year-old Jewish girl from Vienna who is sent to England as part of the 1938 children’s transport that followed Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 18 May 2024
As part of his work with the government of Nazi Germany, Porsche renounced his Czechoslovak citizenship, joined the Nazi Party, and became a member of the SS paramilitary group.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
Diehl will next be seen as Nazi doctor Joseph Mengele in Kirill Serebrennikov’s Disappearance and in Michael Lockshin’s literary adaptation The Master and Margarita.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Six million Jewish people were murdered under Hitler’s Nazi regime.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Image This was the work of Kim Ki-nam, who earned comparisons to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 May 2024
The atmosphere around Victory Day on May 9, a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, is always charged with martial fervor and a sense of Russia’s enduring resilience.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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