neo-Nazi

noun

: a member of a group espousing the programs and policies of Hitler's Nazis
neo-Nazi adjective
neo-Nazism noun

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Antifa activism traces its roots to anti-racist efforts aimed at opposing the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups, according to a June 2020 report from the Congressional Research Service. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 During this time, neo-Nazi gangs grew visible at concerts, football matches and in public squares. Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025 Neither Dixon nor the Harvard faculty members on the panel made an attempt to distinguish real neo-Nazi groups from everyday right-leaning Americans. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Generally, Antifa describes those in opposition to fascism and far-right neo-Nazi ideologies, tracing their roots to 20th-century resistance movements in Europe. Richard Hall, Time, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neo-Nazi

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of neo-Nazi was in 1938

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“Neo-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Nazi. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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