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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At one point seeming to allow the Nazi flag and the Confederate flag in history class until that loophole was closed, the bill now permits, with a few exceptions, just the U.S. flag, the Utah state flag, Olympic flags, military flags and the flags of universities and colleges to be flown or put up.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Today, Lewis is a member of the Jews Against Gassing Coalition, a New Orleans-area group decrying the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, such a method echoes the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
In addition to the town hall meeting -- the first of several planned over the next three weeks -- Democrats deployed a digital ad campaign about the court race showing Musk wielding a chainsaw and raising his arm in a gesture many have compared to a Nazi salute.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The ads reference Musk's hand gesture at Trump's inauguration, which critics said resembled a Nazi salute.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Today, Lewis is a member of the Jews Against Gassing Coalition, a New Orleans-area group decrying the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, such a method echoes the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
In addition to the town hall meeting -- the first of several planned over the next three weeks -- Democrats deployed a digital ad campaign about the court race showing Musk wielding a chainsaw and raising his arm in a gesture many have compared to a Nazi salute.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The ads reference Musk's hand gesture at Trump's inauguration, which critics said resembled a Nazi salute.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.
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