swastika
noun
swas·ti·ka ˈswä-sti-kə 
also swä-ˈstē-
1
: a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction
2
: a swastika used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In addition to a Lake Catholic High School player participating in the match with a swastika drawn on his leg, Orange alumni and parents alleged that a spectator used antisemitic slurs toward the Orange team. 
Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 Representatives of a nearby cannabis dispensary that Abu-hashish said was also tagged with a swastika declined to comment when contacted by the Tribune. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 In an example Wednesday, an official with China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted a doctored photo appearing to show Nazis holding a flag with a swastika next to flags of Ukraine and the United States. Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2022 The swastika was a symbol of German national pride. Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014 The video was recorded by actor and leader of the British Reclaim Party Laurence Fox, who shared a meme on social media showing Pride flags altered into the shape of a swastika. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022 In April, Walker called off a fundraiser event hosted by conservative filmmaker Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais, whose Twitter profile picture was a pile of syringes assembled in the shape of a swastika. Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 June 2022 It’s Wednesday, June 1, and one San Francisco church is shocked after the discovery of a swastika drawn above its front door. Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2022 An image of the swastika on the player’s leg captured by Rachel Glazer, an Orange High School student photographer, has gone viral. cleveland, 23 May 2022 See More
Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 Representatives of a nearby cannabis dispensary that Abu-hashish said was also tagged with a swastika declined to comment when contacted by the Tribune. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 In an example Wednesday, an official with China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted a doctored photo appearing to show Nazis holding a flag with a swastika next to flags of Ukraine and the United States. Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2022 The swastika was a symbol of German national pride. Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014 The video was recorded by actor and leader of the British Reclaim Party Laurence Fox, who shared a meme on social media showing Pride flags altered into the shape of a swastika. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022 In April, Walker called off a fundraiser event hosted by conservative filmmaker Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais, whose Twitter profile picture was a pile of syringes assembled in the shape of a swastika. Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 June 2022 It’s Wednesday, June 1, and one San Francisco church is shocked after the discovery of a swastika drawn above its front door. Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2022 An image of the swastika on the player’s leg captured by Rachel Glazer, an Orange High School student photographer, has gone viral. cleveland, 23 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit svastika, from svasti well-being, from su- well + as- to be; akin to Sanskrit asti he is, Old English is; from its being regarded as a good luck symbol
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1