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Where does “blackshirt” come from?

blackshirt (English) comes from Italian camicia nera.

blackshirt (English): A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the...

Definitions

  1. A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the...

Ancestry of “blackshirt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancamicia nera—
Every word from Italian camicia nera →