Auschwitz

[ oush-vits ]

noun

1. a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

Auschwitz

/ ˈauʃvɪts /

noun

1. an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est) Polish nameOświęcim

Auschwitz

1. An infamous concentration camp established by the Nazis in Poland . ( See Holocaust .)

Example Sentences

At age 15, Martin Greenfield was sent to Auschwitz by the Nazis and separated from his family forever.

From The Daily Beast

And you say that Auschwitz, that experience, would tell people who they were.

From The Daily Beast

One of the memorable phrases in the novel is the idea that Auschwitz gives you a picture of your soul.

From The Daily Beast

Even in the Pac Man arcades — perhaps especially there — he was ruminating about Auschwitz.

From The Daily Beast

Nothing seemed so right then as to wrap myself in the Israeli flag marching between Auschwitz and Birkenau.

From The Daily Beast

Politics after Auschwitz was not meant to become yet another instance of pettifogging.

From Project Gutenberg