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English word origin

Etymology of Antifa

Borrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wing of the Communist Party of Germany founded in 1932. Also a clipping of antifascism or antifascist.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A local instance of this movement. · A member of an anti-fascist group.

name

A decentralized, radical political movement that opposes fascism. · Black bloc groups that fight fascist or far-right groups in public, usually anarchist, socialist, or communist groups.

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Borrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wing of the Communist Party of Germany founded in 1932. Also a clipping of antifascism or antifascist.

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