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swastika

[ swos-ti-kuhor, especially British, swas- ]

noun

  1. a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
  2. this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.


swastika

/ ˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. a primitive religious symbol or ornament in the shape of a Greek cross, usually having the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or anticlockwise direction
  2. this symbol with clockwise arms, officially adopted in 1935 as the emblem of Nazi Germany
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swastika1

1850–55; < Sanskrit svastika, equivalent to su- good, well (cognate with Greek eu- eu- ) + as- be ( is ) + -ti- abstract noun suffix + -ka secondary noun suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swastika1

C19: from Sanskrit svastika, from svasti prosperity; from the belief that it brings good luck
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The suspected serial swastika spray painter has a history of parole violations, court records show.

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In the interview, he took his swastika tee-shirt stunt a step further, appearing for the length of the interview in black Ku Klux Klan robes.

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Police searched his home in March last year and found swastikas, satanic symbols, knives.

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Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.

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A number of social media videos have shown vehicles daubed with swastikas, covered with rubbish or used as skateboard ramps.

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