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

Other Word Forms of Swastika

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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

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