death camp
noun
: a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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Polis and survivors of the Holocaust — Colorado residents Osi Sladek and Barbara Steinmetz — will commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Thousands of Jews died there or were sent from there to Auschwitz and other death camps.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Nearly half of the Jews living in Belgium — more than 25,000 — were eventually deported to Auschwitz and other death camps.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
They were eventually betrayed, arrested and sent to the Auschwitz death camp.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Thousands of Jews died there or were sent from there to Auschwitz and other death camps.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Nearly half of the Jews living in Belgium — more than 25,000 — were eventually deported to Auschwitz and other death camps.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
They were eventually betrayed, arrested and sent to the Auschwitz death camp.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Death camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20camp. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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