Belsen

American  

[bel-zuhn] / ˈbɛl zən /

noun

1. locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

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Belsen British  

/ ˈbɛlsən, ˈbɛlzən /

noun

1. a village in NE Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration camp (1943–45)

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Example Sentences

In his landmark broadcast he included the words: "This day at Belsen was the most horrible of my life."

From BBC

"Three weeks after Varsity, Belsen concentration camp was liberated. Two weeks after, Hitler killed himself, and a week after that Germany capitulated – it's probably hardly talked about because events overtook themselves."

From BBC

It was published after her death at Bergen Belsen camp aged 15.

From Reuters

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at age 15.

From Reuters

All were deported and Anne died in the Bergen Belsen camp at the age of 15.

From Reuters