"zwastika" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zwastikas [plural]
Etymology: From Russian Z + swastika, comparing the Russian nationalist usage of the Z letter to the Nazi German swastika as a symbol of war against Ukraine. See the Russian section on Z for more information. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|Z}} Russian Z Head templates: {{en-noun}} zwastika (plural zwastikas)
  1. (slang, neologism, derogatory) A Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tags: derogatory, neologism, slang Categories (topical): Nationalism, Russian politics Synonyms: half-swastika Translations (symbol used by Russian nationalists): zetko [neuter] (Czech), poloviční hákenkrojc [masculine] (Czech), полусвастика (polusvastika) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-zwastika-en-noun-zTiORKNT Disambiguation of Nationalism: 63 37 Disambiguation of Russian politics: 85 15 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: zwastikas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zwastika (plural zwastikas)
  1. Rare spelling of swastika. Tags: alt-of, rare Alternative form of: swastika
    Sense id: en-zwastika-en-noun-F4DFSHB~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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