Nazi
Na·zi / ˈnätsē/ • n. (pl. Na·zis) hist. a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. ∎ a member of an organization with similar ideology. ∎ derog. a person who holds and acts brutally in accordance with extreme racist or authoritarian views.• adj. of or concerning the Nazis or Nazism.DERIVATIVES: Na·zi·dom / -dəm/ n.Na·zi·fy / ˈnätsiˌfī/ v. (-fies, -fied) .Na·zi·ism / -ˌizəm/ n.Na·zism / ˈnätˌsizəm/ n.
Nazi
Nazi a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, formed in Munich after the First World War. It advocated right-wing authoritarian nationalist government, and developed a racist ideology based on anti-Semitism and a belief in the superiority of ‘Aryan’ Germans. Its leader, Adolf Hitler, who was elected Chancellor in 1933, established a totalitarian dictatorship, rearmed Germany in support of expansionist foreign policies in central Europe, and so precipitated the Second World War.
Nazi salute a gesture or salute in which the right arm is inclined upwards, with the hand open and the palm down.
Nazi salute a gesture or salute in which the right arm is inclined upwards, with the hand open and the palm down.
Nazi
Nazi (member) of German National Socialist party. XX. repr. pronunc. of Nati- in G. Nationalsozialist
Nazi
Nazi (ˈnaːtsɪ) Nationalsozialisten (German: National Socialist)
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