Auschwitz

/ˈaʊʃvɪts/
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Other forms: Auschwitzes

Definitions of Auschwitz
  1. noun
    a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
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    concentration camp, stockade
    a camp where prisoners or persecuted minorities are forcibly confined, usually under harsh conditions
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