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- [swos-ti-kuh or, esp. British, swas-]
- /ˈswɒs tɪ kə or, esp. British, ˈswæs-/
- /ˈswɒs.tɪ.kə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swos-ti-kuh or, esp. British, swas-]
- /ˈswɒs tɪ kə or, esp. British, ˈswæs-/
Definitions of swastika word
- noun swastika a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles. 1
- noun swastika this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich. 1
- noun swastika hooked cross: Nazi symbol 1
- countable noun swastika A swastika is a symbol in the shape of a cross with each arm bent over at right angles. It is used in India as a good luck sign, but it was also used by the Nazis in Germany as their official symbol. 0
- noun swastika a primitive religious symbol or ornament in the shape of a Greek cross, usually having the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or anticlockwise direction 0
- noun swastika this symbol with clockwise arms, officially adopted in 1935 as the emblem of Nazi Germany 0
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Origin of swastika
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < Sanskrit svastika, equivalent to su- good, well (cognate with Greek eu- eu-) + as- be (see is) + -ti- abstract noun suffix + -ka secondary noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Swastika
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swastika popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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