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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The figures Mirga-Tas depicts are mostly survivors of the Romani holocaust of World War II, or their descendants; the series demands an acknowledgment of the genocide, in which hundreds of thousands of Roma were murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1939 and 1945.
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Melissa Harris, Artforum, 10 July 2025
In the thrilling ode to the days of pulp serials, Billy Campbell threw on a jetpack and aerodynamic helmet as the 1930s title character, a stunt pilot whose airborne exploits put him on the radar of the FBI, Howard Hughes (!) and Nazi spies.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The dark side of the story was the murder by rabid Nazis — hangings and death by beating — of scores of fellow prisoners who were accused of faltering belief in Hitler and Nazism.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
The former border between East and West is a launching point for other historic points and stories of the city’s Nazi and Soviet eras.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Melissa Harris, Artforum, 10 July 2025
In the thrilling ode to the days of pulp serials, Billy Campbell threw on a jetpack and aerodynamic helmet as the 1930s title character, a stunt pilot whose airborne exploits put him on the radar of the FBI, Howard Hughes (!) and Nazi spies.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The dark side of the story was the murder by rabid Nazis — hangings and death by beating — of scores of fellow prisoners who were accused of faltering belief in Hitler and Nazism.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
The former border between East and West is a launching point for other historic points and stories of the city’s Nazi and Soviet eras.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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