Holocaust in Greek
Holocaust in Greek
Ολοκαύτωμα
(historical, broadly) The systematic mass murder (democide) of somewhere between eleven and fourteen million people, namely six million Jews and from five to eight million others (including Romanis, Slavs, homosexuals, and people with physical and mental disabilities), perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.
ολοκαύτωμα
(religion) An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes. [from 13th c.]
γενοκτονία
hence, the state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society. [from 20th c.]
εξολόθρευση
Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter.