Ustashi

British

/ ʊˈstɑːʃɪ /

noun

(formerly) a terrorist organization of right-wing Yugoslav exiles dedicated to the overthrow of Communism in their homeland

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Etymology

Origin of Ustashi

from Serbo-Croat

Example Sentences

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The book is dotted with klephts, evzones, Ustashi and other fierce, exotic fighters from this region.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2010

We overtook a file of gloomy, bedraggled German, Croat Ustashi and Chetnik prisoners with Partisan guards in front and a Partisan girl, a rifle across her shoulder, singing in the row of guards behind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon Mihailovich began systematically harassing Nazi police units and the pro-Nazi Croatian Ustashi.

From Time Magazine Archive

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