ustaša

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ustati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ûstaʃa/
  • Hyphenation: u‧sta‧ša

Noun

ȕstaša m (Cyrillic spelling у̏сташа)

  1. (literary, historical) rebel, renegade
    Synonym: ùstanīk
  2. (historical) a member of the Ustashe movement (Croatian fascist movement which ruled in Croatia during World War II)
  3. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) a Croatian far-right sympathizer (nationalist, chauvinist or fascist)
  4. (by extension, derogatory, ethnic slur, Bosnia, Serbia) a Croat or a person of Croatian descent

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