of or concerning the National SocialistGerman Workers' Party which, in 1933, seized political control of Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945). In alliance with Italy and, later, Japan, Nazi-controlled Germany entered into a large-scalewar with many other nations of the world, which came to be called World War II. The Nazi party was officially abolished in 1945 at the conclusion of the war. Nazi comes from the German word Nazi(onalsozialist). See also Hitler and World War II in this glossary.—MelbourneCongress Approved Glossary (2.4.92)