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Hakenkreuz

American  
[hah-kuhn-kroits] / ˈhɑ kənˌkrɔɪts /

noun

German.

PLURAL

Hakenkreuze

  1. a swastika, especially that used as the emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.

Hakenkreuz British  
/ ˈhɑːkənˌkrɔɪts /

noun

  1. the swastika

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Etymology

Origin of Hakenkreuz

literally: hooked cross

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When Mrs Merkel introduced austerity programmes, we saw pictures of her with the Hakenkreuz - the swastika, the old images of Germany almost immediately emerging.

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