Tsagaan Khas

English

Alternative forms

• Tsagaan Khass

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian Цагаан Хас (Cagaan Xas), from цагаан (cagaan, “white”) +‎ хас (xas, “swastika”).

Proper noun

Tsagaan Khas

1. A Mongolian neo-Nazi organization founded by Ariunbold Altankhuum in 1990.
   • 2010 August 2, Tania Branigan, “Mongolian neo-Nazis: Anti-Chinese sentiment fuels rise of ultra-nationalism”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-09-16:

     Groups such as Tsagaan Khass, or White Swastika, portray themselves as patriots standing up for ordinary citizens in the face of foreign crime, rampant inequality, political indifference and corruption.

   • 2013 July 2, Carlos Barria, “Mongolia neo-Nazis announce a change of tack - pollution control”, in Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-10-24:

     Tsagaan Khass, or White Swastika, has only 100-plus members but it is one of several groups with names like Dayar Mongol (Whole Mongolia), Gal Undesten (Fire Nation) and Khukh Mongol (Blue Mongolia), […]