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Word: Swastika
Speech Type: Noun
late 19th century: from Sanskrit svastika, from svasti ‘well-being, fortune, luck’, from su ‘good’ + asti ‘being’
ˈswɒstɪkə
an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used especially in South Asia as a symbol of good luck or spirituality
Short Definition:symbol in form of equal-armed cross with each arm continued at right angle
Examples:- the swastika in India is an ancient Hindu symbol
a symbol in the form of a black cross with each arm bent clockwise at a right angle, used as the emblem of the German Nazi party.
Short Definition:Nazi symbol in form of hooked cross
Examples:- a Nazi with swastikas on his sleeves
- Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia had fallen under the shadow of the swastika
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