Fascista

[ fuh-shis-tuh; Italian fah-shee-stah ]

/ fəˈʃɪs tə; Italian fɑˈʃi stɑ /

noun, plural Fa·scis·ti [fuh-shis-tee; Italian fah-shee-stee] /fəˈʃɪs ti; Italian fɑˈʃi sti/.

a member of the Fascist movement in Italy.

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Origin of Fascista

1920–25; < Italian: fascist

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