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Auschwitz

American  
[oush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /

noun

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


Auschwitz British  
/ ˈauʃvɪts /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


Example Sentences

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Her return visit to Auschwitz, around the same time, dissolved much of her angst, allowing her to pursue her vocation with greater self-confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“Part of me was left in Auschwitz, but not the better part. Not the bigger part.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It will be directed by Toby Trackman, winner of a Royal Television Society award for his film The Last Musician of Auschwitz.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Florence Miailhe’s oil-painted memory play tells of Alfred Nakache, a French swimmer of Algerian Jewish descent who finished ahead of Nazi competitors at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, joined the Resistance and survived Auschwitz.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

After that first selection at Auschwitz, I was miraculously reconnected with my mentor.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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