Antifa
Antifa · Antifas
A local instance of this movementA local instance of this movement.
/ænˈtiːfə/
» Antifa will be designated a terrorist organization.
2001 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA local instance of this movement.
(informal, slang)A member of an anti-fascist group.
Examples
12 sentencesAntifa will be designated a terrorist organization.
Antifa is necessary as long as there is fascism.
Antifa groups have never existed without fascists to resist.
Tom is antifa.
Tom is the leader of Antifa.
deTom ist der Anführer der Antifa. — shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
Borrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wiBorrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wing of the Communist Party of Germany founded in 1932. Also a clipping of antifascism or antifascist.
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