Swastika Definition

swŏstĭ-kə
swastikas
noun
swastikas
A design or ornament of ancient origin in the form of a cross with four equal arms, each bent in a right-angle extension: a mystic symbol found in both the Old World and the New World.
Webster's New World
This design with the arms bent back clockwise, used in Nazi Germany and by other Nazi fascists as a party emblem and symbol of anti-Semitism.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
swastika
Plural:
swastikas

Origin of Swastika

  • Sanskrit svastikaḥ sign of good luck, swastika from svasti well-being (e)su- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Swastika Sentence Examples

  • The more classical German pavilion was topped simply with an eagle and a swastika.

  • Now, those who use the swastika are largely neo-fascists who do not mind too much about its terrible history.

  • Illustration 6 is the swastika pattern from a grave slab at Meigle in Perthshire.

  • But instead of the black swastika in the middle is a black hammer and sickle.

  • Someone painted a swastika on the MG in the dead of night.

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Words Starting With

SSWSWA

Words Ending With

AKAIKA

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swastika

Words Starting With S and Ending With A

Starts With S & Ends With AStarts With SW & Ends With AStarts With S & Ends With KA

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With A