Swastika
41swastika — swas•ti•ka [[t]ˈswɒs tɪ kə[/t]] n. pl. kas 1) ant a symbolic or ornamental figure of ancient origin, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles in a uniformly clockwise or counterclockwise… …
42swastika — /ˈswɒstɪkə / (say swostikuh) noun 1. Also, fylfot. a figure used as a symbol or an ornament since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles, and all four continuations… …
43Swastika — Swạs|ti|ka, die; , ...ken, auch der; [s], s <sanskritisch> (altindische Bezeichnung des Hakenkreuzes) …
44swastika — n. 1 an ancient symbol formed by an equal armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle. 2 this with clockwise continuations as the symbol of Nazi Germany. Etymology: Skr. svastika f. svastiacute well being f. suacute good + astiacute… …
45Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century — adopted the symbol in the 1920s, it continued in use in Western countries with its original meaning until the Nazi association became dominant in the 1930s. The term swastika is first attested in English in 1871, and first refers to the Nazi… …
46Forest swastika — The forest swastika was a patch of carefully arranged larch trees covering a convert|3600|m2|sqyd|abbr=on area of pine forest near Zernikow, Uckermark district, Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. The reason behind the planting of the trees is… …
47Red Swastika School — For an explanation of the usage of the Swastika in Asia, please visit Swastika. Infobox Singapore School name = Red Swastika School 卍慈学校 (Wàn cí xuéxiào) motto = 恭宽信敏 Respect, Magnanimity, Trustworthiness and Alertness established = 1951 type =… …
48From Swastika to Jim Crow — Infobox Film name = From Swastika to Jim Crow image size = 150px caption = director = Lori Cheatle and Martin D. Toub producer = Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher writer = Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb (book) narrator = Luc Sante starring = music =… …
49Rote Swastika — Die Rote Swastika bzw. Rote Swastika Gesellschaft (世界紅卍字會 / 世界红卍字会 Shìjiè hóngwànzì huì, W. G. Shih Chieh Hung Wan Tzu Hui, engl. The World Red Swastika Society) ist eine nach einer r …
50Red Swastika Society — The Red Swastika Society (zh stp|s=世界红卍字会|t=世界紅卍字會|p=shìjiè hóngwànzìhuì) is a voluntary association founded in China in 1922 by Qian Neng kun (錢能訓), Du Bing yin (杜秉寅) and Li Jia bo (李佳白) as the philanthropic branch of the Daodeshe (道德社) Society… …
