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hakenkreuz

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hook cross, hooked cross

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: swastika

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tetraskelion, tetraskele, emblem, allegory

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hakenkreuz.