Shoah

/ (ˈʃɔɑː) /


noun
  1. (in secular Judaism) a Hebrew word for holocaust (def. 2) See also Churban (def. 2)

Origin of Shoah

1
literally: destruction

Words Nearby Shoah

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How to use Shoah in a sentence

  • But yo is gwine to die Shoah, den ob course dey wont hang you.

    The White Rose of Memphis | William C. Falkner
  • "Come down to de Shoah," and he led the way to where he had left his boat.

    Young Captain Jack | Horatio Alger and Arthur M. Winfield