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Austrofascism

Austrofascism noun: a fascist political movement in Austria between 1933 and 1938, which was subsumed by Nazism on the occurrence of Anschluss (Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany) in 1938.

Noun

Austrofascism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A fascist political movement in Austria between 1933 and 1938, which was subsumed by Nazism on the occurrence of Anschluss (Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany) in 1938.

Origin of Austrofascism

Calque of German Austrofaschismus. By surface analysis, Austro- + fascism.

Questions about Austrofascism

What does Austrofascism mean?
Austrofascism means a fascist political movement in Austria between 1933 and 1938, which was subsumed by Nazism on the occurrence of Anschluss (Austria's annexation by Nazi Germany) in 1938.
What part of speech is Austrofascism?
Austrofascism is a noun.

Words near Austrofascism in the dictionary

  1. Austro-Tai
  2. Austroasiatic
  3. Austroasiaticist
  4. Austroasiaticists
  5. austrocentric
  6. Austrofascism
  7. Austrofascist
  8. Austrofascists
  9. austrognathiid
  10. austromancy
  11. Austromarxism

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