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swastika
[ swos-ti-kuhor, especially British, swas- ]
noun
- 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.
- this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
swastika
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
- 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
- this symbol with clockwise arms, officially adopted in 1935 as the emblem of Nazi Germany
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51Թ History and Origins
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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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