Swastika

Definitions

1. A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
   countable
2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
3. Nazi rule.
   metonymically, uncountable

Equivalents

47 more languages

العربيةالصليب المعقوفصَلِيب مَعْقُوف

Българскисвастика

বাংলাস্বস্তিকস্বস্তিকা

Bosanskisvastikaсвастика

Catalàcreu gammadaesvàstica

Češtinahákáčhákenkrajchákový křížsvastika+ 1 more

Danskhagekorssvastika

Ελληνικάσβάστικα

Esperantosvastiko

فارسیصلیب شکسته

Suomihakaristivääräpää

Gaeilgesvaistice

ગુજરાતીસ્વસ્તિક

עבריתצְלַב קֶרֶס

हिन्दीस्वस्तिकस्वस्तिका

Hrvatskisvastikaсвастика

Magyarhorogkereszt

Հայերենսվաստիկա

Bahasa Indonesiaswastika

Íslenskahakakross

Italianocroce gammatasvastica

日本語スワスティカハーケンクロイツ卍卐鉤十字+ 2 more

ქართულისვასტიკა

ភាសាខ្មែរស្វស្តិក

ಕನ್ನಡಸ್ವಸ್ತಿಕ

한국어卐만자만자문스와스티카완자+ 2 more

Kurdîsvastîkaswastîka

Lietuviųsvastika

Latviešukāškrustssvastikaugunskrusts

Македонскикукест крстсвастика

Монголхас

Bahasa Melayubanji

မြန်မာစကြာ

Nederlandshakenkruisswastika

Polskiswastyka

Portuguêscruz gamadasuástica

Românăsvastică

Русскийколовратсвастика

Slovenčinasvastika

Српскиsvastikaсвастика

Svenskahakkorssvastika

తెలుగుస్వస్తిక

ไทยสวัสติกะ

Türkçegamalı haç

Українськасвастика

اردوسوستک

Tiếng Việtchữ vạn卐

Examples

“This was signed by Dana Da, who added pentacles and pentagrams, and a crux ansata, and half-a-dozen swastikas, and a Triple Tau to his name⟳, just to show⟳ that he was all he laid claim⟳ to be.”

“It is clear from archaeological finds that they enjoyed wearing Christian crosses, though they might enliven these with such symbols as the Indian swastika which Buddhists had brought them.”

“A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed over the weekend, with a swastika and the words “Nazi Republicans leave⟳ town or else” spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials.”

“Authorities in Connecticut are investigating after swastikas were found drawn on a high school campus in Stamford for the second time since Hamas launched a surprise⟳ attack on Israel earlier this month, the school district said.”

“"Is that what you think⟳ of me? I believe⟳ in the Grail, not the Swastika!"”

““I can’t imagine⟳ anyone believes in Communist culprits instead of a contract job commissioned on behalf of the swastika.””

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