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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nazi (disambiguation)}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Nazi (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''Nazi''' | '''''Nazi''''' is derogatory word for members of the [[National Socialist German Workers' Party|Nazi Party]] (NSDAP), or for supporters and adherents of [[National Socialism]] (better known as ''Nazism''). ''Nazi'' is also commonly used to refer to anything related to [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi Germany]] ([[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]] under the rule of the Nazi Party) or anyone who espouses views similar to those expressed by the NSDAP. | ||
Post-[[Second World War|World War II]] supporters of Nazism are often called "[[Neo-Nazism|Neo-Nazis]]". Someone who supported Nazism before 1945 and who continued to adhere to Nazism even after the end of the Second World War is sometimes referred to as an "Old Nazi" (''Altnazi''). | |||
== Etymology == | |||
''Nazi'' is short for '''''Nati'''onalsozialist'' ('National Socialist'), like ''[[Sozi]]'' (another German derogatory term) is short for just '''''Sozi'''alist'' ('[[Socialism|Socialist]]'). | |||
''Nazi'' had been used as a pet name for people named Ignaz (a common name among [[Sudeten Germans|German Bohemians]], [[Austrians]], and [[Bavarians]]) years before the Nazi Party even existed,<ref>For example, [[Eduard Bernstein|Bernstein, Eduard]] (1907).: ''Ignaz Auer: Eine Gedenkschrift''. [[Buchhandlung Vorwärts]]. [[State of Berlin|Berlin]]. p. 6.</ref> and as an insult for Austrians and Bavarians (who were perceived as backwards, unsophisticated, and [[reactionary]] by [[Northern Germany|Northern Germans]]). This along with the fact that the Nazi Party was itself founded in Bavaria is why opponents of Nazism began using the term to refer to the NSDAP. | |||
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Revision as of 16:38, 8 February 2024
Nazi is derogatory word for members of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), or for supporters and adherents of National Socialism (better known as Nazism). Nazi is also commonly used to refer to anything related to Nazi Germany (Germany under the rule of the Nazi Party) or anyone who espouses views similar to those expressed by the NSDAP.
Post-World War II supporters of Nazism are often called "Neo-Nazis". Someone who supported Nazism before 1945 and who continued to adhere to Nazism even after the end of the Second World War is sometimes referred to as an "Old Nazi" (Altnazi).
Etymology
Nazi is short for Nationalsozialist ('National Socialist'), like Sozi (another German derogatory term) is short for just Sozialist ('Socialist').
Nazi had been used as a pet name for people named Ignaz (a common name among German Bohemians, Austrians, and Bavarians) years before the Nazi Party even existed,[1] and as an insult for Austrians and Bavarians (who were perceived as backwards, unsophisticated, and reactionary by Northern Germans). This along with the fact that the Nazi Party was itself founded in Bavaria is why opponents of Nazism began using the term to refer to the NSDAP.
References
- ↑ For example, Bernstein, Eduard (1907).: Ignaz Auer: Eine Gedenkschrift. Buchhandlung Vorwärts. Berlin. p. 6.