Black Shirt


noun
  1. a member of a fascist organization, especially the Italian Fascist militia, wearing a black shirt as part of the uniform.

Origin of Black Shirt

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for Blackshirt

Blackshirt

/ (ˈblækˌʃɜːt) /


noun
  1. (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II

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