German word

Nationalsozialismus

Pronunciation

IPA/nat͡si̯oˈnaːlzot͡si̯aˌlɪsmʊs/

Meaning

  • masculine nounnational socialism

Example

In Deutschland verbot man nach dem Krieg den Nationalsozialismus.

After the war, National Socialism was banned in Germany.

Illustration for Nationalsozialismus (national socialism)

More examples

Sie analysieren die Ideologie des Nationalsozialismus im Seminar.

They analyze the ideology of national socialism in the seminar.

Core concept

A rigid political order built around one claimed national community, exclusion of outsiders, and coercive control.

Common phrases

  • die Verbrechen des Nationalsozialismus

    the crimes of national socialism

  • die Ideologie des Nationalsozialismus

    the ideology of national socialism

  • die Herrschaft des Nationalsozialismus

    the rule of national socialism

Similar words

Nazismus: A shortened term for the national socialist movement that spread in Germany in the 1930s.
Faschismus: An authoritarian movement or ideology centered on a strong leader and the primacy of state power.
Rassismus: A belief system or attitude that justifies discrimination and inequality based on race.
Totalitarismus: A system of rule in which one party or leader controls every area of political and social life.

Definition in German

Nationalsozialismus bezeichnet die in Deutschland entstandene nationalistische und rassistische Bewegung, die eine totalitäre Volksgemeinschaft anstrebte und Gewalt anwandte.

Word origin

Nationalsozialismus combines National- ('national') with Sozialismus ('socialism'), and the compound became the established name for the ideology and movement led by the NSDAP.

Usage tips

  • Nationalsozialismus is a masculine German noun, der Nationalsozialismus, and it is normally used in the singular for the ideology.

Other meanings

  • Nazismnoun

Opposites

  • Antifaschismusanti-fascismnoun
  • Demokratiedemocracynoun

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