English Explanatory Dictionary

Auschwitz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.
  2. A former German concentration camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust.

Pronunciation

/ˈaʊʃ.vɪts/ /ˈaʊʃ.wɪts/ /ˈaʊʃ.ə.vɪts/ /ˈɔːʃ.wɪts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Auschwitz.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Auschwitz2.wav

Word forms

Auschwitz

Etymology

Borrowed from German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near.

Synonyms

Oświęcim A city in Poland

Derived words

Alligator Auschwitz أوشڤيتس أوشفيتز Օսվենցիմ অশউইৎজ 奧斯威辛 奥斯威辛 Osvětim Aŭŝvico Άουσβιτς אושוויץ ऑशविट्ज़ アウシュヴィッツ آشویتس Auschwitz-Birkenau Осве́нцим А́ушвиц Uośwjyńćim เอาสชวิทซ์ Ochwits 아우슈비츠 אוישוויץ
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