swastika
IPA: swˈɑstɪkʌ
noun
- (countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
- (fascism, history, metonymically, uncountable) Nazi rule.
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Examples of "swastika" in Sentences
- Although the swastika is as accurate.
- And the swastika is not their only symbol.
- Laws in Germany prohibit the use of the swastika.
- But this is not the case with the archetypal swastika.
- Carl Sagan's swastika theory has reappeared in swastika.
- Currently, the overuse of the swastika is misinformative.
- The left facing swastika is the traditional Hindu swastika.
- The swastika symbol as used here means the everlasting existence of Dao.
- The American presence of the swastika weakens the cultural diffusion theory.
- I will settle for replacing the swastika and the Nazi uniform for the wreath.