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Nazi
[ naht-see, nat- ]
noun
- a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, antisemitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- (often lowercase) a person elsewhere who holds similar views.
- (often lowercase) Sometimes Offensive. a person who is fanatically dedicated to or seeks to regulate a specified activity, practice, etc.:
a jazz nazi who disdains other forms of music;
health nazis trying to ban junk food.
adjective
- of or relating to the Nazis.
Nazi
/ ˈnɑːtsɪ; ˈnɑːtsɪˌɪzəm; ˈnɑːtˌsɪzəm /
noun
- a member of the fascist National Socialist German Workers' Party, which was founded in 1919 and seized political control in Germany in 1933 under Adolf Hitler
- derogatory.anyone who thinks or acts like a Nazi, esp showing racism, brutality, etc
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to the Nazis
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- Nazism, noun
Other Word Forms
- an·ti-Na·zi adjective noun
- pro-Na·zi adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Nazi1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Nazi1
Example Sentences
The book also mentioned a hoard of Nazi gold that was exported to Switzerland in 1944.
In July 1937, artist Marc Chagall discovered that his paintings were enjoying a star turn in a singularly unexpected venue — an exhibition organized by the Nazi Party in Munich, the birthplace of its political fortunes.
There’s certainly room for historical cynicism about postwar Germany and the role of Merz’s center-right party, the Christian Democratic Union, in laundering the reputations of many former Nazis or collaborators.
But Netanyahu, and many other Israelis and their supporters abroad connected the October attacks to the centuries of persecution Jews suffered in Europe, which culminated with Nazi Germany killing six million Jews in the Holocaust.
Adding to his troubles, Osment berated his arresting officer, claiming “I’ve been kidnapped by a f— Nazi” and hurling an antisemitic slur at the officer.
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