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

Noun

1. a primitive religious symbol in the shape of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms bent at right angles

2. this symbol with clockwise arms as the emblem of Nazi Germany [Sanskrit svastika]

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

Translations

swastika [ˈswɔstɪkə] n → esvástika, cruz f gamada

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swastika [ˈswɔstɪkə] n → croix gammée

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swastika [ˈswɔstɪkə] n → Hakenkreuz nt

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swastika [ˈswɔstɪkə] n → croce f uncinata; svastica