swastika (redirected from Hitler's swastika)

swas·ti·ka  (swst-k)

n.

1. An ancient cosmic or religious symbol formed by a Greek cross with the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction.

2. Such a symbol with a clockwise bend to the arms, used as the emblem of the Nazi party and of the German state under Adolf Hitler, officially adopted in 1935.

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[Sanskrit svastika, sign of good luck, swastika, from svasti, well-being; see (e)su- in Indo-European roots.]

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swastika [ˈswɒstɪkə]

n

1. (History / Heraldry) a primitive religious symbol or ornament in the shape of a Greek cross, usually having the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or anticlockwise direction

2. (Historical Terms) this symbol with clockwise arms, officially adopted in 1935 as the emblem of Nazi Germany

[from Sanskrit svastika, from svasti prosperity; from the belief that it brings good luck]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

swastika - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction Hakenkreuz tetraskele, tetraskelion - a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

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swastika

noun crooked cross, fylfot On her new brown passport was a black eagle with a swastika.

Translations

swastika [ˈswɒstɪkə] N → esvástica f, cruz f gamada

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swastika [ˈswɒstɪkə] n → croix f gammée

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swastika

n → Hakenkreuz nt; (= religious symbol also) → Swastika f

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swastika [ˈswɒstɪkə] n → svastica, croce f uncinata

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swastika

n swastika [ˈswostikə]

a cross with the ends bent at right angles, adopted as the badge of the Nazi party in Germany before the Second World War. swastika صَليب مَعْقوف свастика svastika, hákový kříž hagekors das Hakenkreuz αγκυλωτός σταυρός, σβάστικα esvástica, cruz gamada haakrist سواستيكا hakaristi croix gammée צְלב קֶרֶס स्वास्तिक kukasti križ, svastika horogkereszt swastika hakakross svastica かぎ十字 만자(卍字) svastika svastika; kāškrusts swastika hakenkruis hakekors swastyka cruz gamada zvastică свастика svastika, hákový kríž kljukasti križ kukasti krst svastika เครื่องหมายนาซี gamalı haç 納粹黨徽, 納粹黨所用的十字記號 свастика ایک پرانا شمسی نشان، نازی پارٹی کا نشان chữ vạn, chữ thập ngoặc 纳粹党徽, 纳粹党所用的十字记号