What is another word for Auschwitz?

Pronunciation: [ˈa͡ʊʃwɪts] (IPA)

Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp, has several synonyms that are often used interchangeably. The most commonly used synonym is "Auschwitz-Birkenau", which refers to the two prisons that were operated by the Nazis during the Second World War. Other synonyms for Auschwitz include "The Holocaust", "The Final Solution", and "Extermination Camp". These synonyms are often used to describe the atrocities that occurred at the concentration camp, including mass murder, forced labour, and medical experiments. While these synonyms serve an important purpose in history and memory, they are also powerful reminders of the horrors committed by the Nazis and the importance of ensuring that such atrocities are never repeated.

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What are the hypernyms for Auschwitz?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    concentration camp, prison camp, extermination camp, Nazi death camp, Bystander of the Holocaust, Holocaust site, World War II site.

Famous quotes with Auschwitz

  • Auschwitz is a place in which tragedy cannot occur.
    Edward Bond
  • Humanity's become a product and when humanity is a product, you get Auschwitz and you get Chair.
    Edward Bond
  • I made a mistake when I said there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz.
    David Irving
  • I know that elections must be limited only to those who understand that the Arabs are the deadly enemy of the Jewish state, who would bring on us a slow Auschwitz - not with gas, but with knives and hatchets.
    Meir Kahane
  • And if the imam and the Muslim leadership in that community is so intent on building bridges, then they should voluntarily move the mosque away from ground zero and move it whether it's uptown or somewhere else, but move it away from that area, the same as the pope directed the Carmelite nuns to move a convent away from Auschwitz.
    Peter King

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