death camp
noun
: a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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The company robbed hundreds of thousands of Jews before sending them to Nazi death camps in 1944.
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
It is set to world premiere in the 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama Dokumente lineup on Tuesday, Feb. 18, shortly after the recent 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
At Auschwitz, and at other death camps like Sobibor, Treblinka, and Belzec, 6 million Jews—2 of every 3 in Europe—were killed.
—Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Turski was among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors and spoke during observances last month marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
—Vanessa Gera, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
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Adam Liptak, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
It is set to world premiere in the 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama Dokumente lineup on Tuesday, Feb. 18, shortly after the recent 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
At Auschwitz, and at other death camps like Sobibor, Treblinka, and Belzec, 6 million Jews—2 of every 3 in Europe—were killed.
—Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Turski was among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors and spoke during observances last month marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
—Vanessa Gera, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Death camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20camp. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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