Nazi
[ naht-see, nat- ]
/ ˈnɑt si, ˈnæt- /
noun, plural Na·zis.
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
(often lowercase) a person elsewhere who holds similar views.
(often lowercase) Sometimes Offensive. a person who is fanatically dedicated to or seeks to regulate a specified activity, practice, etc.: a jazz nazi who disdains other forms of music; health nazis trying to ban junk food.
adjective
of or relating to the Nazis.
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Origin of Nazi
1925–30; < German Nazi, short for Nationalsozialist National Socialist
usage note for Nazi
Nazi in the extended sense of "a fanatical or domineering person" has existed at least since 1980 and parallels the use of the word police in the language police/the grammar police . Though this usage of Nazi is usually intended as jocular, it implies being intolerant of other people’s views and practices. And many people consider any extended use of the word Nazi to be offensive, in that it trivializes the terrible crimes of the German Nazis.
OTHER WORDS FROM Nazi
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Example sentences from the Web for anti-nazi
And worth remembering that from the moment the war began, Hollywood was on message with anti-Nazi propaganda.
Did Hollywood Collaborate With Hitler? A New Book Makes Bold Claims.|Christopher Bray|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEASTThe only other anti-Nazi caricatures to appear during the Third Reich were those that were published abroad.
The film contained strong anti-war themes and was perceived by Nazi officials to have anti-Nazi messages.
Speed Read: The Craziest Bits From 'How Hitler Helped Hollywood'|Victoria Kezra|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEASTFlash forward to our own bloody 20th century and the Nazi bonfires of Jewish, anti-Nazi, and other “degenerate” books.
British Dictionary definitions for anti-nazi (1 of 2)
anti-Nazi
adjective
opposing any individual or group that espouses Nazi ideologies
noun
a person who is opposed to Nazism
British Dictionary definitions for anti-nazi (2 of 2)
Nazi
/ (ˈnɑːtsɪ) /
noun plural Nazis
a member of the fascist National Socialist German Workers' Party, which was founded in 1919 and seized political control in Germany in 1933 under Adolf Hitler
derogatory anyone who thinks or acts like a Nazi, esp showing racism, brutality, etc
adjective
of, characteristic of, or relating to the Nazis
Derived forms of Nazi
Nazism (ˈnɑːtˌsɪzəm) or Naziism (ˈnɑːtsɪˌɪzəm), nounWord Origin for Nazi
C20: from German, phonetic spelling of the first two syllables of Nationalsozialist National Socialist
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