swastika
noun
swas·ti·ka
ˈswä-sti-kə 
also swä-ˈstē-
1
: a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction
2
: a swastika used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism
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The 1939 event, which featured a portrait of George Washington hung between American flags and swastikas, was a fascist, white supremacist rally cloaked in false patriotism.
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Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Two of those also included photos of switches that had swastika designs.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Allen has asserted in court filings that civil-rights statutes don’t apply to the incident, because a Patriot Front logo does not convey the same threat of violence that a burning cross or a swastika does.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
That’s because advertisers don’t want their ads to appear next to a burning cross or a swastika.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
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Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Two of those also included photos of switches that had swastika designs.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
Allen has asserted in court filings that civil-rights statutes don’t apply to the incident, because a Patriot Front logo does not convey the same threat of violence that a burning cross or a swastika does.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
That’s because advertisers don’t want their ads to appear next to a burning cross or a swastika.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Swastika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swastika. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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swastika
noun
swas·ti·ka
ˈswäs-ti-kə
also swä-ˈstē-kə
: a symbol in the form of a cross with the ends of the arms bent at right angles all in the same direction
Etymology
from a word in Sanskrit (the ancient language of India) svastika "a symbol in the form of a cross with bent arms," from svasti "well-being"
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