Meaning

noun a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party

noun derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc.

adjective relating to or consistent with or typical of the ideology and practice of Nazism or the Nazis

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis New Latin nātionālisbor. German national Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European…

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