German Conversation · Level 2
87 words
German word
Nazi
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈnaːtsi/
Meaning
- masculine nounNazi
Example
Viele Leute nennen ihn einen Nazi.
Many people call him a Nazi.
More examples
Seine Nazi-Ideologie wurde in der Diskussion kritisiert.
His Nazi ideology was criticized in the discussion.
Core concept
A political follower of Hitler's movement, with the label also used for someone whose extreme-right conduct resembles it.
Common phrases
ein Nazi sein
be a Nazi
Nazi-Ideologie
Nazi ideology
als Nazi auftreten
appear as a Nazi
Similar words
Neonazi: A current activist who embraces Nazi ideas or symbols.
Rechtsextremist: A person who advocates extreme-right views and aggressive discrimination or exclusion.
Nationalsozialist: A supporter of historical National Socialism and its ideology.
Rassist: A person who judges or mistreats people because of their race or ethnicity.
Definition in German
Umgangssprachliche, oft abwertende Bezeichnung für Anhänger des Nationalsozialismus oder für extrem rechte Personen.
Word origin
Nazi is a shortened form of German Nationalsozialist, the term for a member or supporter of National Socialism, and it spread as a movement label in the 1920s.
Usage tips
- As a German noun, Nazi is masculine: ein Nazi, einen Nazi, and plural Nazis; outside historical contexts, it is strongly derogatory.
Other meanings
- Nazi Party membernoun
Opposites
- Antifaschistanti-fascistnoun
- Demokratdemocratnoun
Related words
- NazismusNazismnoun
- nazistischNaziadjective
- neonazistischneo-Naziadjective