/ ˈnɑːtsi; NAmE / noun
1.
a member of the National Socialist party which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945
2.
( disapproving ) a person who uses their power in a cruel way; a person with extreme and unreasonable views about race
► Nazi adjective
► Naz·ism / ˈnɑːtsɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
German , abbreviation representing the pronunciation of Nati- in Nationalsozialist national socialist, probably by analogy with Sozi , from Sozialist socialist.