Buchenwald

American

[boo-kuhn-wawld, book-uhn-, bookh-uhn-vahlt] / ˈbu kənˌwɔld, ˈbʊk ən-, ˈbux ənˌvɑlt /

noun

site of a former Nazi concentration camp in central Germany, near Weimar.

Buchenwald British

/ ˈbuːxənvalt /

noun

a village in E central Germany, near Weimar; site of a Nazi concentration camp (1937–45)

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With the exponential advances in AI, "the phenomenon is growing," said Jens-Christian Wagner, director of the foundation that manages the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora memorials.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

In 1945 she visited Buchenwald days after its liberation, writing to her editor that the concentration camps were the essential story of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Many of the artefacts scheduled to be auctioned were said to have come from the Buchenwald and Auschwitz concentration camps.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

While there, he and Aramin also toured the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

But in May 1944, Nina was transferred to the women’s concentration camp at Ravensbrück in Germany, and from there was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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