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

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

In a speech that left some MPs visibly moved, 87-year-old Friedman recounted her experiences as a survivor of the Auschwitz extermination camp and appealed on those present to "use your power to fight".

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Dr Marcel Ladenheim, who was hidden by a French family during the Holocaust after his father was killed at Auschwitz, said he now felt "worried" for his children and grandchildren.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

“The German authorities at Auschwitz I”—the main camp of the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex—“had a good knowledge of classical music and incurred considerable costs to acquire musical instruments, scores and sheet music.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Jack learned his aunt had been married two years before she was deported to Auschwitz and had since been reunited with her husband.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren