Meanings
alternative Tsagaan Khass
- A Mongolian neo-Nazi organization founded by Ariunbold Altankhuum in 1990.
Groups such as Tsagaan Khass, or White Swastika, portray themselves as patriots standing up for ordinary citizens in the face of foreign crime, rampant inequality, political indifference and corruption.
2010 August 2, Tania Branigan, “Mongolian neo-Nazis: Anti-Chinese sentiment fuels rise of ultra-nationalism”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Sep 20231 more example
Tsagaan Khass, or White Swastika, has only 100-plus members but it is one of several groups with names like Dayar Mongol (Whole Mongolia), Gal Undesten (Fire Nation) and Khukh Mongol (Blue Mongolia),[…]
2013 July 2, Carlos Barria, “Mongolia neo-Nazis announce a change of tack - pollution control”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2022
Origin
- MongolianЦагаан Хас
- EnglishTsagaan Khas
Borrowed from Mongolian Цагаан Хас (Cagaan Xas), from цагаан (cagaan, “white”) + хас (xas, “swastika”).
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