hakenkreuz
hakenkreuz · hakenkreuzes
The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbolThe swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
» Helpfully, the Indian swastika is at a different angle than the Nazi Hakenkreuz.
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1 senses(India)The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
More definitions
- the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
Examples
2 sentencesHelpfully, the Indian swastika is at a different angle than the Nazi Hakenkreuz.
Some prefer to call the Nazi swastika the Hakenkreuz, as it was originally called, to avoid defaming Hinduism.
Origin
Borrowed from German Hakenkreuz.Borrowed from German Hakenkreuz.
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Forms
plural: hakenkreuzes| Singular | hakenkreuz |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction:swastika