Auschwitz
[oush-vits]
- a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
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Polish Oświęcim.
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Contemporary Examples
At age 15, Martin Greenfield was sent to Auschwitz by the Nazis and separated from his family forever.
And you say that Auschwitz, that experience, would tell people who they were.
One of the memorable phrases in the novel is the idea that Auschwitz gives you a picture of your soul.
Even in the Pac Man arcades — perhaps especially there — he was ruminating about Auschwitz.
Nothing seemed so right then as to wrap myself in the Israeli flag marching between Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Historical Examples
Politics after Auschwitz was not meant to become yet another instance of pettifogging.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Auschwitz
- an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est)Polish name: Oświęcim
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Auschwitz
[(owsh-vits)]
An infamous concentration camp established by the Nazis in Poland. (See Holocaust.)
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