swastika
[ swos-ti-kuh or, esp. British, swas- ]
/ ˈswɒs tɪ kə or, esp. British, ˈswæs- /
noun
a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
Origin of swastika
OTHER WORDS FROM swastika
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British Dictionary definitions for swastika
swastika
/ (ˈswɒstɪkə) /
noun
a primitive religious symbol or ornament in the shape of a Greek cross, usually having the ends of the arms bent at right angles in either a clockwise or anticlockwise direction
this symbol with clockwise arms, officially adopted in 1935 as the emblem of Nazi Germany
Word Origin for swastika
C19: from Sanskrit
svastika, from
svasti prosperity; from the belief that it brings good luck