When the same word has different meanings we call it a homonym.
My example: The Star of David is a shape that has different meanings in different cultures...
2006-09-16 20:29:38 · 4 answers · asked by zeevveez 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It does?
The symbol that was appropriated by the Nazis, the swastika, was an old an honorable one before the Nazis dishonored it. it was used as the logo of some European beer, but after the Nazis made it famous, the beer company changed its logo.
2006-09-16 20:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cross is used in churches and it has a different meaning when you see it in the hospital.
2006-09-16 23:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by Rammohan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "O"?
Can be used as a circle, a zero, the alphabet O.
2006-09-17 13:37:59 · answer #3 · answered by carebears0408 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oblongs and rectangles. the natzi symbol was also a sacred hinu thing or something like that. i don't understand this question!!!
2006-09-17 02:37:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋