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May 27, 2012
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swas•ti•ka



Pronunciation: (swos'ti-ku or, esp. Brit., swas'-), [key]
—n.
1. a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
2. this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.

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