Nazi

noun

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
nazification noun often capitalized
nazify transitive verb often capitalized

Examples of Nazi in a Sentence

a gang of racist Nazis
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Popular broadcaster Tucker Carlson hosts guests with rather unusual takes about Nazi Germany. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025 In July 2011, a Norwegian neo-Nazi went on a rampage, detonating a bomb in Oslo, Norway, before opening fire at a Labour Party youth camp on nearby Utoya Island. Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025 Scientists realized that the Netherlands—the site of a 1944 railroad strike in support of the Allies, followed by a retaliatory Nazi blockade on food—had kept meticulous records of a subsequent famine, the Dutch Hunger Winter. Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 Directed by Matt Whitaker (Saints and Soldiers), written by Ethan Vincent and Whitaker, it’s based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a heroic 16-year-old in Nazi Germany who formed a resistance group with his friends Karl and Rudi after witnessing the arrest of his Jewish friend. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Nazi

Word History

Etymology

German, by shortening & alteration from Nationalsozialist, from national national + Sozialist socialist

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Nazi was in 1930

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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

Nazi

noun
: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945
Nazi adjective
Nazism
ˈnät-ˌsiz-əm
ˈnat-
noun

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