swastika

[swos-ti-kuh, swas-] / ˈswɒs tɪ kə, ˈswæs- /

NOUN

nazi symbol

Synonyms

STRONG

hakenkreuz

WEAK

fylfot gammadion

Example Sentences

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While browsing a map of Madrid from 1940, Mr. Cheshire spotted a stamp in the top-left corner identifying its provenance: a black swastika.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Rep. Dave Taylor responded to reports that a flag bearing a swastika was spotted in his office on Wednesday, calling it “vile and deeply inappropriate.”

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

In 2017, she was interviewed by a local TV station after her school in Kansas was vandalised with a Nazi swastika.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

For example, the swastika can be merely a benign ancient Hindu symbol.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

I’m on my way to pick up Ryan when it comes to me: Who always knows more about Chokecherry’s swastika problems than anybody in town?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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