death camp
noun
: a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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There are very few survivors left as the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz.
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Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Her father, a brother and a sister died in death camps.
—Sylvie Corbet, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
When a transport with 300 women was diverted to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, Schindler managed to secure their release.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
The Last Musician of Auschwitz aired on the BBC in January around the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the notorious death camp, which was commemorated worldwide.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Her father, a brother and a sister died in death camps.
—Sylvie Corbet, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
When a transport with 300 women was diverted to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, Schindler managed to secure their release.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
The Last Musician of Auschwitz aired on the BBC in January around the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the notorious death camp, which was commemorated worldwide.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for death camp
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“Death camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20camp. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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