Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder.
Proto-Italic *gnātiō
Latin nātiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
New Latin nātionālisbor.
German national
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
Proto-Italic *sokjos
Latin sokios
Latin socius
▲
Latin -ālis
Latin sociālisder.
French socialbor.
German sozial
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istabor.
▲
French -isteinflu.
German -ist
German Sozialist
German Nationalsozialist
▲
German Soziinflu.
German Nazibor.
English Nazi
1930, from German Nazi, a clipping of Nationalsozialist (“National Socialist”) (1924), earlier attestation (1903) as shortening of national-sozial), since in German the nati- in national /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/ is approximately pronounced Nazi [ˈnäːtsi]; compare the parallel pejorative terms Sozi (“socialist, social democrat”), Kozi (“commie, commo, communist”).
A homonymic term Nazi was in use before the rise of the NSDAP in Bavaria as a pet name for Ignaz and (by extension from that) a derogatory word for a backwards peasant, which may have influenced the use of that abbreviation by the Nazis' opponents and its avoidance by the Nazis themselves.
Meanings
(historical) Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally.
(colloquial, historical) Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally. ▸ Of or pertaining to the Third Reich and Nazi Germany.
They have good reason to fear them too, for their machine gun strafing, their rockets, and their bombs knock out Nazi bridges, trucks, tanks, and kill them by the score. 1944, United States Office of War Information, Press Release Labor Press Service, page 1:
It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany. 2020 November 19, Richard Weintraub, “Trump's use of 'Newspeak' to explain away virus puts Americans at risk | For What It's Worth”, in Pocono Record, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2021:
There was Nazi soldiers all over the frontline.
The second development was the program for the redesign (Neugestaltung) of several German cities as representative Nazi cities. 1993, Jeffry Diefendorf, chapter 5, in In the Wake of War: The Reconstruction of German Cities after World War II, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 116:
(broadly) Domineering, totalitarian, or intolerant.
pt nazista (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ca nazi (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · sh nacìstičkī (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · mr नाजी (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · hi नाज़ी (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · de Nazi- (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · be нацы́сцкі (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · it nazista (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · sh нацѝстичкӣ (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ka ნაცისტური (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · sv nazistisk (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ru наци́стский (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · eo nazia (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · fr naziste (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · pt nazi (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · gd Nàsach (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · sk nacistický (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · nb nazistisk (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · fi natsi- (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · yi נאַציש (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · fa-ira نازی (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · sq nazist (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · sl nacističen (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · mk нацистички (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · fr nazi (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ar نَازِيّ (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · hrx nazisdisch (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · uk наци́стський (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · cs nacistický (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ko 나치 (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · el ναζιστικός (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · nn nazistisk (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ur نازی (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · pl nazistowski (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · ja ナチの (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · bg наци́стки (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · de nazistisch (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · da nazistisk (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · th นาซี (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · es nazi (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · lo ນາຊີ (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · cmn 納粹 /纳粹 (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism) · hy նացիստական (pertaining to the Nazi Party or Nazism)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder.
Proto-Italic *gnātiō
Latin nātiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
New Latin nātionālisbor.
German national
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
Proto-Italic *sokjos
Latin sokios
Latin socius
▲
Latin -ālis
Latin sociālisder.
French socialbor.
German sozial
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istabor.
▲
French -isteinflu.
German -ist
German Sozialist
German Nationalsozialist
▲
German Soziinflu.
German Nazibor.
English Nazi
1930, from German Nazi, a clipping of Nationalsozialist (“National Socialist”) (1924), earlier attestation (1903) as shortening of national-sozial), since in German the nati- in national /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/ is approximately pronounced Nazi [ˈnäːtsi]; compare the parallel pejorative terms Sozi (“socialist, social democrat”), Kozi (“commie, commo, communist”).
A homonymic term Nazi was in use before the rise of the NSDAP in Bavaria as a pet name for Ignaz and (by extension from that) a derogatory word for a backwards peasant, which may have influenced the use of that abbreviation by the Nazis' opponents and its avoidance by the Nazis themselves.
Meanings
(historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP).
Taiwan fears Xi Jinping has been inspired by Adolf Hitler's tactics, and is calling on our federal government to take action, warning a Chinese invasion would allow Beijing to rule the world by weaponising its computer chip industry. The Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister compared the sector to the Czech armaments which boosted the capability of the Nazis in World War II. 2025 August 25, 0:00 from the start, in Taiwan warns of Chinese invasion and chip industry domination, Seven News, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2025:
Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis’ “crown jurist” and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration’s domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of “the exception”, which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights. 2026 January 16, Brendan Simms, “Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into ‘great spaces’ found a new advocate in Trump?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026:
After World War II, many Nazis fled to South American countries like Argentina and Chile to escape prosecution.
(colloquial, historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). ▸ A person associated with Nazi Germany.
Our city was occupied by Nazis during World War II.
(colloquial) One who advocates neo-Nazism, or a similarly fascist, racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi.
(derogatory, offensive, qualifier:see usage notes below, slang, sometimes, usually) One who imposes their views on others; one who is unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. (also frequently uncapitalised: nazi)
ga Naitsí (member of the Nazi party) · id orang Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · cmn 納粹 /纳粹 (member of the Nazi party) · bg наци́стка (member of the Nazi party) · ka ფაშისტი (member of the Nazi party) · ta நாட்சி (member of the Nazi party) · ug ناتسىست (member of the Nazi party) · sl nacistka (member of the Nazi party) · km ណាស៊ី (member of the Nazi party) · tg нозист (member of the Nazi party) · uk наци́стка (member of the Nazi party) · kk нацист (member of the Nazi party) · sv nazist (member of the Nazi party) · ro nazist (member of the Nazi party) · fr fasciste (member of the Nazi party) · mk фаши́ст (member of the Nazi party) · ur نازی (member of the Nazi party) · fa-ira نازی (member of the Nazi party) · it nazista (member of the Nazi party) · de Nationalsozialistin (member of the Nazi party) · ka ნაცისტი (member of the Nazi party) · tg нацист (member of the Nazi party) · hu náci (member of the Nazi party) · id Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · be нацы́ст (member of the Nazi party) · sh нациста (member of the Nazi party) · sl nacista (member of the Nazi party) · ru наци́стка (member of the Nazi party) · eo naziino (member of the Nazi party) · ru фаши́стка (member of the Nazi party) · gag naţi (member of the Nazi party) · be на́цы (member of the Nazi party) · nb nazist (member of the Nazi party) · kmr nazî (member of the Nazi party) · ar نَازِيَّة (member of the Nazi party) · hrx Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · el ναζίστρια (member of the Nazi party) · aii ܢܵܙܝܵܝܵܐ (member of the Nazi party) · sh nàcist (member of the Nazi party) · lt nacistas (member of the Nazi party) · fi natsi (member of the Nazi party) · sh nàcistkinja (member of the Nazi party) · ru на́ци (member of the Nazi party) · el ναζί (member of the Nazi party) · ja ナチ (member of the Nazi party) · ota فاشیست (member of the Nazi party) · bn নাৎসি (member of the Nazi party) · gag naţist (member of the Nazi party) · ms orang Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · hi नाज़ी (member of the Nazi party) · mk наци́стка (member of the Nazi party) · ms Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · tk nasist (member of the Nazi party) · eo nazio (member of the Nazi party) · bg наци́ст (member of the Nazi party) · th นาซี (member of the Nazi party) · ml നാസി (member of the Nazi party) · uz natsist (member of the Nazi party) · mn нацист (member of the Nazi party) · et natsist (member of the Nazi party) · aii ܢܵܙܝܵܝܬܵܐ (member of the Nazi party) · cs nacista (member of the Nazi party) · gag faşist (member of the Nazi party) · de Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · sk nacistka (member of the Nazi party) · pl nazista (member of the Nazi party) · pt nazi (member of the Nazi party) · cs nacistka (member of the Nazi party) · sh на̀цисткиња (member of the Nazi party) · pl nazistka (member of the Nazi party) · ps نازي (member of the Nazi party) · uk наци́ст (member of the Nazi party) · yi נאַצי (member of the Nazi party) · he נָאצִי (member of the Nazi party) · ru на́цик (member of the Nazi party) · az nasist (member of the Nazi party) · hy ֆաշիստ (member of the Nazi party) · fr nazie (member of the Nazi party) · mr नाजी (member of the Nazi party) · tr Nazi (member of the Nazi party) · es nazi (member of the Nazi party) · ca nazi (member of the Nazi party) · yi נאַציסט (member of the Nazi party) · sh на̀цист (member of the Nazi party) · da nazist (member of the Nazi party) · nn nazist (member of the Nazi party) · my နာဇီ (member of the Nazi party) · te నాజీ (member of the Nazi party) · el ναζιστής (member of the Nazi party) · de Nationalsozialist (member of the Nazi party) · vi Quốc xã (member of the Nazi party) · tg натсист (member of the Nazi party) · sk nacista (member of the Nazi party) · ko 나치스 (member of the Nazi party) · ru наци́ст (member of the Nazi party) · mk фаши́стка (member of the Nazi party) · ar نَازِيّ (member of the Nazi party) · mk наци́ст (member of the Nazi party) · vi đảng viên đảng Quốc xã (member of the Nazi party) · sh nacista (member of the Nazi party) · ota نازی (member of the Nazi party) · be нацы́стка (member of the Nazi party) · gd Nàsach (member of the Nazi party) · ru фаши́ст (member of the Nazi party) · lo ນາຊີ (member of the Nazi party) · ky нацист (member of the Nazi party) · bn নাজি (member of the Nazi party) · ja ナチス (member of the Nazi party) · uk на́ци (member of the Nazi party) · hy նացիստ (member of the Nazi party) · sq nazist (member of the Nazi party) · pt nazista (member of the Nazi party) · ta திணிப்பவர் (one who imposes their views on others) · ko 나치 (member of the Nazi party) · fr nazi (member of the Nazi party) · ro nazistă (member of the Nazi party) · nl nazi (member of the Nazi party) · lad nazi (member of the Nazi party) · lv nacists (member of the Nazi party)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder.
Proto-Italic *gnātiō
Latin nātiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
New Latin nātionālisbor.
German national
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós
Proto-Italic *sokjos
Latin sokios
Latin socius
▲
Latin -ālis
Latin sociālisder.
French socialbor.
German sozial
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istabor.
▲
French -isteinflu.
German -ist
German Sozialist
German Nationalsozialist
▲
German Soziinflu.
German Nazibor.
English Nazi
1930, from German Nazi, a clipping of Nationalsozialist (“National Socialist”) (1924), earlier attestation (1903) as shortening of national-sozial), since in German the nati- in national /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/ is approximately pronounced Nazi [ˈnäːtsi]; compare the parallel pejorative terms Sozi (“socialist, social democrat”), Kozi (“commie, commo, communist”).
A homonymic term Nazi was in use before the rise of the NSDAP in Bavaria as a pet name for Ignaz and (by extension from that) a derogatory word for a backwards peasant, which may have influenced the use of that abbreviation by the Nazis' opponents and its avoidance by the Nazis themselves.
Meanings
The language (ideological jargon) of Nazis.
What is pertinent is that it was possible to effectively speak Nazi to Nazis and then become an “innocent nationalist” during the Cold War. Kubiiovych's truth, if any, was that he mastered both. Pragmatism and brutality thus meshed seamlessly. For Kubiiovych, developing the Ukrainian cooperative system under Germans would not only strengthen the Ukrainian economy but also protect Ukrainian peasants from Jewish exploitation. 2015, Tarik Cyril Amar, The Paradox of Ukrainian Lviv: A Borderland City, →ISBN:
He must write and speak “Nazi”, which is essentially anti-scientific' (Schreiber 1935a: 79). Falk Ruttke's presentation was illustrative in this sense. Ruttke was a member of the Reich Committee for Public Health Policy, as well as a member of the Advisory Board for Population and Racial Policy at the Reich Interior Ministry. Ruttke told the participants that after Hitler's accession to power, the 'knowledge of genetic laws was invoked towards the creation of a healthy race,...' 2014, Marius Turda, Aaron Gillette, Latin Eugenics in Comparative Perspective, →ISBN, page 123:
All this requires some very careful unpacking, for obviously, Dr. Bosse is “speaking Nazi with the Bormann dialect.” 2008, Joseph P. Farrell, Nazi International, →ISBN:
(derogatory, offensive, rare) The German language.
He pushed aside his ponytailed minion and stepped right up to Tank, who gave him a perplexed look as he barked a few words in guttural German. “I don't speak Nazi,” Tank said. 2013, Jennifer Lane, On Best Behavior:
“This is all sounding very pretty, Shaw,” Spencer checks his watch. “But how about you share what's being said for the rest of us who don't speak Nazi.” 2016, Jessica Holbrook, The Perfect Descent, page 158:
In Hitler's Own Words: Shut up, Yank — learn to speak NAZI! 1941 October 19, FFF advertisement in The New York Times (as quoted in 2004, Martin J. Manning, Herbert Romerstein, Historical Dictionary of American Propaganda, page 104)