Endek

noun

En·​dek

ˈenˌdek

plural -s

: a member of the fascist anti-Semitic National Democratic party of Poland

Word History

Etymology

Polish, from en (name of the letter n, here standing for the initial letter of the first word of Narodowa Demokracja National Democratic party, literally, National Democracy) +0 -dek (irregular from the d and k in Demokracja)

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