swastika
/ˈswɔstɘkɘ//ˈswɒstəkə//ˈswɑstəkə/
noun
- 1
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, and adopted more recently (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of National Socialism and fascism.
- 2
(fascism, history, metonym) Nazi rule.
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