单词 | death camp |
释义 | death camp (once / 31022 pages) n The term death camp is another name for an extermination or concentration camp, such as the the ones that were built by Nazi Germany during World War II. When you talk about a death camp, you're probably discussing or studying the Holocaust, the mass murder of six million Jews by the German government in the 1940's. Nazi Germany established death camps throughout Europe, in which they starved, overworked, and killed people. The so-called prisoners in these camps had not committed any crime, but they were people of all ages who were victims of genocide. WORD FAMILYdeath camp: death camps USAGE EXAMPLESSurvivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp who was a passionate advocate of Holocaust remembrance. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Jewish organization that supports a negotiated two-state solution — “far worse than kapos — Jews who turned in their fellow Jews in the Nazi death camps.” Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) Survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp who was the wife of the founder of the U.S. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) n a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed Hyper concentration camp, stockade a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) |
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