nazism
noun/ˈnɑtsɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #11,765 most common English word
Meaning
the totalitarian ideology and movement of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, characterized by extreme nationalism, racism, and dictatorship under Adolf Hitler.
Example sentence
The museum's exhibition explores how nazism led to the persecution of millions of people in Europe.
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