neo-Nazi

noun

: a member of a group espousing the programs and policies of Hitler's Nazis
neo-Nazi adjective
neo-Nazism noun

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In recent years, its youth wing was expelled for having ties to a neo-Nazi political party. Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 For example, Moscow has variously pretended that Ukraine is led by terrorists, Satanists and neo-Nazis. Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 On the social media and messaging platform Telegram, authorities say, Allison was a key figure in a network of white supremacist and neo-Nazi chat groups and channels known as Terrorgram. James Bandler, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025 The flame also represents a decades-long initiative to assuage many residents’ feelings when the village was reeling from a neo-Nazi group’s attempt to march in the village in 1977. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neo-Nazi

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Nazi was in 1938

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“Neo-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Nazi. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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