Auschwitz

American  

[oush-vits] / ˈaʊʃ vɪts /

noun

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

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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)

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Auschwitz Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

When the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno doubted the possibility of poetry after Auschwitz, Celan replied with the asperity of one who knew where barbarism had lodged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Eger forced herself to face down her fear of flashbacks by walking through the ruins of Auschwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

The King, who last year became the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz, also told 100-year-old survivor Lasker-Wallfish that it was "wonderful" to have her join the reception.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Eventually her family was forced into a Hungarian ghetto and then off to Auschwitz.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers