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Massenvernichtung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • holocaust name (historical, capitalised) The mass murder of around six million European Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Senses

Massenvernichtung is used for these senses in English:

  • holocaust hence, the state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society. [from 20th c.]

holocaust — full definition

  1. name (historical, capitalised) The mass murder of around six million European Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II.
  2. noun Widespread destruction or slaughter, especially on a massive scale.

Related German words