"antifa" meaning in English

See antifa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ænˈtiːfə/, /ˈæntifɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antifa.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more antifa [comparative], most antifa [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːfə Head templates: {{en-adj}} antifa (comparative more antifa, superlative most antifa)
  1. Clipping of antifascist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: antifascist
    Sense id: en-antifa-en-adj-ZGHg9qTt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 4 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 9 23 23 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 9 23 23 7 9

Proper name

IPA: /ænˈtiːfə/, /ˈæntifɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antifa.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -iːfə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} antifa
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Antifa. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Antifa
    Sense id: en-antifa-en-name-xfPs1p6o

Noun

IPA: /ænˈtiːfə/, /ˈæntifɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-antifa.wav [Southern-England] Forms: antifas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːfə Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} antifa (countable and uncountable, plural antifas)
  1. Clipping of antifascism. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: antifascism
    Sense id: en-antifa-en-noun-gT2ikPbR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 4 31 33
  2. Clipping of antifascist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: antifascist
    Sense id: en-antifa-en-noun-ZGHg9qTt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 4 31 33

Inflected forms

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