Meanings
nounanti-fascism (usually uncountable, plural anti-fascisms)
plural anti-fascisms
- uncountableusuallyThe opposition to fascist ideologies, organizations, governments and people.
Art and anti-fascism are synonymous.
1937, John Langdon-Davies, Authors take Sides on the Spanish War
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Latinfascis
- Italianfascio
- Italianfascismo
- Englishfascism
- Englishanti-fascism
Translations
Arabic مُعَادَاة الْفَاشِيَّة
- مُعَادَاة الْفَاشِيَّة (muʕādāt al-fāšiyya)the opposition to fascist ideologies
Dutch antifascisme
- antifascismethe opposition to fascist ideologies
Esperanto kontraŭfaŝismo, antifaŝismo
- kontraŭfaŝismothe opposition to fascist ideologies
- antifaŝismothe opposition to fascist ideologies
Finnish antifasismi
- antifasismithe opposition to fascist ideologies
French antifascisme
- antifascismethe opposition to fascist ideologies
German Antifaschismus
- Antifaschismusthe opposition to fascist ideologies
Hungarian antifasizmus
- antifasizmusthe opposition to fascist ideologies
Italian antifascismo
- antifascismothe opposition to fascist ideologies
Polish antyfaszyzm
- antyfaszyzmthe opposition to fascist ideologies
Portuguese antifascismo
- antifascismothe opposition to fascist ideologies
Romanian antifascism
- antifascismthe opposition to fascist ideologies
Russian антифаши́зм
- антифаши́зм (antifašízm)the opposition to fascist ideologies
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Chicago
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