Explore Swastika through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hakenkreuz or emblem. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Swastika meaning
- A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.
- Nazi rule.
Synonyms of Swastika
Using Swastika
- The main meaning on this page is: A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism. | Nazi rule.
- Useful related words include: hakenkreuz, emblem, allegory, tetraskelion.
- In the example corpus, swastika often appears in combinations such as: the swastika, swastika and, with swastika.
Context around Swastika
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swastika
- In this selection, "swastika" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, facing, nazi, large, flag, mark and imposed stand out and add context to how "swastika" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hindu swastika and bearing a swastika inside a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swastika" sits close to words such as abbot, adverts and apathy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swastika
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I thought it being the Swastika would be appropriate for your Swastika. (12 words)
He said police also found a swastika on the woman’s door. (12 words)
He had a swastika-emblazoned assault-style rifle and left behind racist writings, officials said. (15 words)
Ralf Stelter notes that the swastika flag used on land had a right-facing swastika on both sides, while the ensign (naval flag) had it printed through so that a left-facing swastika would be seen when looking at the ensign with the flagpole to the right. (47 words)
According to judicial practice, display of a non-Nazi swastika is legal. citation * In Poland, public display of Nazi symbols, including the Nazi swastika, is a criminal offence punishable by up to eight years of imprisonment. (36 words)
Emblem of the Youth wing of the Bulgarian fascist organisation Union of Bulgarian National Legions with swastika Before the Nazis, the swastika was already in use as a symbol of German völkisch nationalist movements ( Völkische Bewegung ). (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ralf Stelter notes that the swastika flag used on land had a right-facing swastika on both sides, while the ensign (naval flag) had it printed through so that a left-facing swastika would be seen when looking at the ensign with the flagpole to the right.
According to judicial practice, display of a non-Nazi swastika is legal. citation * In Poland, public display of Nazi symbols, including the Nazi swastika, is a criminal offence punishable by up to eight years of imprisonment.
All Jain temples and holy books must contain the swastika and ceremonies typically begin and end with creating a swastika mark several times with rice around the altar.
Emblem of the Youth wing of the Bulgarian fascist organisation Union of Bulgarian National Legions with swastika Before the Nazis, the swastika was already in use as a symbol of German völkisch nationalist movements ( Völkische Bewegung ).
I thought it being the Swastika would be appropriate for your Swastika.
Swastika like symbol №12 Swastika can be found on Ashanti gold weights and among adinkra symbols in West Africa.
The camera focuses on the large Swastika above Hitler and the film ends with the images of this Swastika imposed on Nazis marching in a few columns.
A masked white man carried out the shooting with at least one weapon bearing a swastika inside a Dollar General store, leaving two men and one woman dead.
A statement from the group read: "Really concerning to see the swastika sprayed around Caia Park at the minute.
But as graphic artist Steven Heller comments: “For every naïve rock-and-roller who thinks the swastika can be used with irony, there is a fervent neo-Nazi who uses it with malice.
He had a swastika-emblazoned assault-style rifle and left behind racist writings, officials said.
He said police also found a swastika on the woman’s door.
He wore camo fatigues and a bulletproof vest and carried a Glock semiautomatic pistol and an AR-15 style rifle on which he painted a swastika.
Last fall, West posted an image that appeared to show a swastika interlaced with a Star of David, and tycoon Elon Musk suspended the artist from the platform, which he had bought weeks earlier.
McClain said she knows the mountain's name had innocent origins, and that some people aren't fans of swapping out historical names, but she felt Swastika was no longer appropriate and needed to change.
On the work front, Swastika was recently seen in the critically acclaimed film Qala, opposite Triptii Dimri.
Police rather than just the Director of Public Prosecutions would have the power to lay charges, with the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties worried a cop could fail to understand the significance of a Hindu swastika.
Swastika’s next assignments are Durgapur Junction by Arindam Bhattacharya and a Bollywood film being shot in Mumbai.
The Bergen-formed band has been accused of promoting extremist rhetoric at shows, with vocalist Hoest appearing on stage with a swastika painted on his chest in 2007.
The GB News presenter is known for his controversial and divisive opinions, having been temporarily banned from Twitter last year after he shared an image of four Pride flags manipulated with swastika symbols.
Common combinations with swastika
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the swastika 47×
- swastika and 13×
- with swastika 11×
- swastika was 11×
- swastika is 9×
- swastika on 8×
- swastika in 8×
- nazi swastika 7×
- of swastika 6×
- swastika as 5×