death camp
noun
: a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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It's not lost on me the number of priests who died at Nazi death camps.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Only 50 survivors took part in International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Nazi death camp in Poland – down from 300 just five years ago.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Monday, the world’s oldest hatred is again on the rise.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The World Will Tremble, a historical drama about an escape from a Nazi death camp, has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Vertical.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Only 50 survivors took part in International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Nazi death camp in Poland – down from 300 just five years ago.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Monday, the world’s oldest hatred is again on the rise.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The World Will Tremble, a historical drama about an escape from a Nazi death camp, has been acquired for worldwide distribution by Vertical.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Death camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20camp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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