English Explanatory Dictionary

death camp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prison camp in which a large number of prisoners die for various reasons, such as starvation, disease, brutality, and neglect.
  2. A concentration camp built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.

Pronunciation

/dɛθ kæmp/ [dɛθ kʰɛəːmp] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-death camp.wav

Word forms

death camp death camps

Synonyms

extermination camp
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