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blackshirt

noun

Etymology

From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.

inherited from *skurtijǭ✻ — “a short garment, skirt, apron”
inherited from *skurtijā✻
inherited from sċyrte
inherited from sherte
compounded as blackshirt — “black + shirt”

Definitions

A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
Any member of a fascist party.
Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt.

The neighborhood

neighborBlueshirt
neighborBrownshirt
neighborgreenshirt

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