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Hakenkreuz (n.)

1931, proper German name for the Nazi swastika (q.v.), literally "hook-cross," from Old High German hako "hook," from Proto-Germanic *hoka-, from PIE root *keg- "hook, tooth."

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Definitions of Hakenkreuz from WordNet

Hakenkreuz (n.)
the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction;
Synonyms: swastika
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