- a variation of Shoa.
Shoah
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Shoah
literally: destruction
Example Sentences
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While France and the U.S. invoked the Enlightenment in their founding principles and constitutions, Germany built its postwar institutions on the memory of the Shoah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Thirty-five red handprints were left on the Shoah memorial.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
Because Nakba and Shoah, the Hebrew word for the Holocaust, both mean “catastrophe” in English, and because both are rooted in the 1940s, they are often equated or conflated.
From Slate ● May 15, 2024
That’s why growing up, my dad taught me and my siblings about the horrors of the Shoah at our family dinner table.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2024
President Carol Folt presented the gold University Medallion to victims of the Nazi regime who have taken part in preservation programs under the Shoah Foundation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
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