NAZI


Meaning of NAZI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnät-sē, ˈnat- ]

noun

Etymology: German, by shortening & alteration from Nationalsozialist, from national national + Sozialist socialist

Date: 1930

1. : a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler

2. often not capitalized

a. : one who espouses the beliefs and policies of the German Nazis : fascist

b. : one who is likened to a German Nazi : a harshly domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person

• nazi adjective , often capitalized

• na·zi·fi·ca·tion ˌnät-si-fə-ˈkā-shən, ˌnat- noun , often capitalized

• na·zi·fy ˈnät-si-ˌfī, ˈnat- transitive verb , often capitalized

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