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Ustashe

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Croatian ultranationalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: fascism, government, history, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ustasha

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A Croatian ultranationalist force active from the 1920s to the mid-1940s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: fascism, government, history, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

A Croatian ultranationalist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: fascism, government, history, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ustasha

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian ustaše (“rebels”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 烏斯塔沙 /乌斯塔沙 (Wūsītǎshā) — Translations
  • German: Ustascha — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏сташа — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȕstaša — Translations