blackshirt
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (uniformed member of the Italian Fascist Party): Blackshirt
Etymology[edit]
From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.
Noun[edit]
blackshirt (plural blackshirts)
- (historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
- Synonym: squadrista
- (by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
- Synonym: fascist
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party
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member of a fascist party — see fascist