Iron Guard

[ahy-ern gahrd]

noun

1. a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and antisemitic: recognized from 1927 until banned in 1941.

Iron Guard

noun

1. a Romanian fascist party that ceased to exist after World War II

Other Word Forms

• Iron-Guard adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Iron Guard¹

First recorded in 1930–35; translation of Romanian Garda de Fier