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Auschwitz
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The site in occupied Poland of the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp during World War II, now used as shorthand for the Holocaust itself.
"Over a million people were murdered at Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945."
How to Use Auschwitz
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of the notorious Nazi death camp, now used to refer to the Holocaust and its horrors more broadly.
When to use it
A grave historical term; used with care and never lightly.
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Etymology
The German name for the Polish town of Oświęcim, near which the camp was built.