Dachau

American  

[dah-kou, dah-khou] / ˈdɑ kaʊ, ˈdɑ xaʊ /

noun

1. a city in SE Germany, near Munich: site of Nazi concentration camp.

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Dachau British  

/ ˈdaxau /

noun

1. a town in S Germany, in Bavaria: site of a Nazi concentration camp. Pop: 39 474 (2003 est)

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Dachau Cultural  

1. A concentration camp established by the Nazis in southern Germany. (See Holocaust.)

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Example Sentences

Gere told the audience that he had recently visited the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Erika Flocken, a trained physician who worked for the OT, was the head doctor at the Dachau satellite camp at Mühldorf, which the OT shared with the SS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Nothing the American infantrymen encountered battling across Europe and into the German heartland steeled them for what they found at Dachau.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

This is the third part of a three-part conversation with Historian Timothy Ryback, the author of several books including "Hitler’s Private Library," "Hitler’s First Victims," and "The Last Survivor: Legacies of Dachau."

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

Walter’s father was sent to Dachau, a notorious concentration camp in southern Germany, and Walter was promoted in the Hitler Youth.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti