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hakenkreuz en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hakenkreuz.

Meanings

  1. (India) The swastika that is used as a Nazi symbol.
    • Each of the following is a prohibited Nazi symbol: / (a) the Nazi hakenkreuz;[…] 2023, Parliament of Australia, “Schedule 1, new section 80.2E(2) in Criminal Code (Cth.)”, in Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Act 2023, page 4:
    • The big elliptical main hall, quite a beautiful saloon, looked at first sight like a German show, for the hakenkreuzes, or swastikas, on the tails of the German aeroplanes, and a frieze of the same emblem round most of the gallery[…] 1937, The Aeroplane, page 442:
    • A prominent US-based Hindu organization has urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian-origin leader Jagmeet Singh not to conflate the ‘Swastika’, an ancient and auspicious symbol for Hindus with the ‘Hakenkreuz’, a 20th century Nazi symbol of hate. 2022, The Tribune:

Forms

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Relateds

Hakenkreuz

Synonyms

hook cross · hooked cross