blackshirt

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blackshirt¹

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From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.

noun blackshirts · Blackshirt

  1. historical, in plural A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.

    Similar: squadrista

  2. broadly Any member of a fascist party.

    Similar: fascist

Blackshirt²

noun Blackshirts

  1. Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt

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noun uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party

Españolcamisa negra, escuadrista
한국어검은셔츠 geomeunsyeocheu
日本語黒シャツ kuro shatsu
中文黑衣黨員 /黑衣党员 hēiyīdǎng yuán, 黑衫黨成員 /黑衫党成员 hēishāndǎng chéngyuán, 黑衫軍 /黑衫军 hēishānjūn
Portuguêscamisa negra
Françaischemise noire, squadriste
DeutschSchwarzhemd, Squadrist, Squadristin
Italianocamicia nera, squadrista
Ελληνικάμελανοχίτωνας melanochítonas
Românăcămașă neagră
Русскийчерноруба́шечник černorubášečnik
עבריתחֻלְצָה שְׁחֹרָה khultsá sh'khorá

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@misc{blackshirt_2026,
  title = {blackshirt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackshirt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}