National Socialism

noun

The ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital.

Meanings

nounNational Socialism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital.

    Synonyms: Nazism, Hitlerism, Strasserism

  2. uncountableThe ideology of any other (neo-)Nazi party; Nazism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader

Broader
fascismsocialismsocialist economy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanNationalsozialismus
  2. EnglishNational Socialism

Calque of German Nationalsozialismus.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans nasionaal-sosialisme
  • nasionaal-sosialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Arabic اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة وَطَنِيَّة
  • اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة وَطَنِيَّة (ištirākiyya waṭaniyya)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Bulgarian националсоциали́зъм
  • националсоциали́зъм (nacionalsocialízăm)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Catalan nacionalsocialisme
  • nacionalsocialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Chinese Mandarin 國家社會主義 /国家社会主义, 民族社會主義 /民族社会主义
  • 國家社會主義 /国家社会主义 (guójiā shèhuìzhǔyì)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 民族社會主義 /民族社会主义 (mínzú shèhuìzhǔyì)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 國民社會主義 /国民社会主义 (guómín shèhuìzhǔyì)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 國社主義 /国社主义 (guóshè zhǔyì)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 國社 /国社 (guóshè)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Czech nacionální socialismus
  • nacionální socialismusideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Danish nationalsocialisme
  • nationalsocialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Dutch nationaalsocialisme
  • nationaalsocialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Esperanto nacisocialismo
  • nacisocialismoideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Estonian natsionaalsotsialism
  • natsionaalsotsialismideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Finnish kansallissosialismi
  • kansallissosialismiideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
French national-socialisme
  • national-socialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
German Nationalsozialismus
  • Nationalsozialismusideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Greek εθνικοσοσιαλισμός
  • εθνικοσοσιαλισμός (ethnikososialismós)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Hebrew נאציונל־סוציאליזם
  • נאציונל־סוציאליזםideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Hindi राष्ट्रीय समाजवाद
  • राष्ट्रीय समाजवाद (rāṣṭrīya samājvād)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Hungarian nemzetiszocializmus
  • nemzetiszocializmusideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Icelandic þjóðernisjafnaðarstefna
  • þjóðernisjafnaðarstefnaideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Indonesian nasional sosialisme
  • nasional sosialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Italian nazionalsocialismo
  • nazionalsocialismoideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Japanese 国家社会主義, 民族社会主義
  • 国家社会主義 (kokka shakaishugi)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 民族社会主義 (minzoku shakaishugi)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 国民社会主義 (kokumin shakaishugi)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Korean 국가사회주의, 민족사회주의
  • 국가사회주의 (gukgasahoejuui)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 민족사회주의 (minjoksahoejuui)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • 국민사회주의 (gungminsahoejuui)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Latvian nacionālsociālisms
  • nacionālsociālismsideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Lithuanian nacionalsocializmas
  • nacionalsocializmasideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Malay sosialisme nasional
  • sosialisme nasionalideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Norwegian Bokmål nasjonalsosialisme
  • nasjonalsosialismeideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Persian ناسیونالسوسیالیسم, سوسیالیسم ملی
  • ناسیونالسوسیالیسم (nâsyonâl-sosyâlism)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
  • سوسیالیسم ملی (sosyâlism-e melli)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Polish narodowy socjalizm
  • narodowy socjalizmideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Portuguese nacional-socialismo
  • nacional-socialismoideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Romanian național-socialism
  • național-socialismideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Russian национа́л-социали́зм
  • национа́л-социали́зм (nacionál-socialízm)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Slovak národný socializmus
  • národný socializmusideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Spanish nacionalsocialismo
  • nacionalsocialismoideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Swedish nationalsocialism
  • nationalsocialismideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Tagalog pambansang sosyaliamo
  • pambansang sosyaliamoideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Thai ชาติสังคมนิยม
  • ชาติสังคมนิยม (châat sǎng-kom-ní-yom)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Turkish nasyonal sosyalizm
  • nasyonal sosyalizmideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Ukrainian націона́л-соціалі́зм
  • націона́л-соціалі́зм (nacionál-socialízm)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa Quốc xã
  • chủ nghĩa Quốc xãideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Yiddish נאַציאָנאַל־סאָציאַליזם
  • נאַציאָנאַל־סאָציאַליזם (natsyonal-sotsyalizm)ideology of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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