1
: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler
2
often not capitalized
a
: one who espouses the beliefs and policies of the German Nazis : fascist
b
: one who is likened to a German Nazi : a harshly domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person
a grammar nazi
nazi
adjective
often capitalized
Examples of Nazi in a Sentence
a gang of racist Nazis
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Diana, the most glamorous and beautiful, married the Guinness brewery heir, had three children and then in a notorious scandal left her husband for Oswald Mosley, a notorious womanizer and fascist leader whose Black Shirts violently agitated for Nazi Germany as Britain prepared for war.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
His parents, two Jewish immigrants who had fled Nazi Germany for New York City, were very hard on him.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Then in the 20th century, of course, the country suffered years of Nazi and Soviet rule.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
For decades, Iran’s theocratic leaders have called for Israel’s destruction, denying the Nazi Holocaust while urging another one.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
His parents, two Jewish immigrants who had fled Nazi Germany for New York City, were very hard on him.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Then in the 20th century, of course, the country suffered years of Nazi and Soviet rule.
—Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
For decades, Iran’s theocratic leaders have called for Israel’s destruction, denying the Nazi Holocaust while urging another one.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for Nazi
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“Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nazi. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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