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noun

a concentration camp in which the inmates are unlikely to survive or to which they have been sent to be executed.

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Origin of death camp

First recorded in 1940–45

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How to use death camp in a sentence

It’s the one-time trip she and her dad take to Auschwitz, the death camp where Walter believes his parents to have perished.
A mix of laughs and sadness in ‘2.5 Minute Ride’|Patrick Folliard|May 27, 2021|Washington Blade
Over the decades, however, stories like Renia’s dissipated among trauma fatigue, and then a fascination in Auschwitz and the death camps.
Why the Stories of Jewish Women Who Fought the Nazis Remained Hidden for So Long|Judy Batalion|April 8, 2021|Time
Unwittingly, the Ukrainian-born, German POW and death camp guard reversed over 140 years of German jurisprudence.
How to Try a Nazi|Richard Rashke|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Update: The White House has apologized for the "Polish death camp" reference.
An Insult to the Living and the Dead|David Frum|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He then referenced, in his phrase, "a Polish death camp"—as if Auschwitz were a Polish project.
An Insult to the Living and the Dead|David Frum|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For Obama to refer to a "Polish death camp" is just ghastly.
The Worst Thing Obama Has Ever Said|Michael Tomasky|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Few organizations have been more vocal against the "Polish death camp" slur than the Anti-Defamation League.
It Wasn't a "Gaffe"|David Frum|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From a high sandy crest I turned a farewell glance at the death camp.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin
No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
The Covered Wagon|Emerson Hough
I had changed my clothes at the death camp that I might have a neat clean shroud if I died.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin
He took the path he had previously traversed, and came upon the Death Camp late in the afternoon.
Sanders of the River|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for death camp

death camp

noun

a concentration camp in which the conditions are so brutal that few prisoners survive, or one to which prisoners are sent for execution

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