death camp
nounDefinition of death camp
: a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners are systematically killed
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Marshal Pétain is now reviled in France for leading the authoritarian Vichy regime while Nazi forces occupied the country during World War II, committing atrocities that included rounding up French Jews for death camps. — Stacy Meichtry, WSJ, "Praise for Reviled Vichy Leader Lands France’s Macron in Hot Water—Again," 7 Nov. 2018 This combination of courage and decency that set America on a journey into the world to liberate death camps, to stand guard against extremism, and to work for the true peace that comes only with freedom. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Read the Full Transcript of George W. Bush's Eulogy for John McCain," 1 Sep. 2018 Gutmann and his wife were killed in the Theresienstadt and Auschwitz death camps, and their collection looted by the Nazi high command. — Washington Post, "Nazi-looted portrait returned to heirs, will be auctioned," 21 Mar. 2018 Many Poles fear that as the war becomes more distant there is confusion about who bears responsibility for Auschwitz and other death camps Nazi Germany set up in occupied Poland during the war. — Washington Post, "Polish government backs away from disputed Holocaust law," 27 June 2018 Participants then paid homage to the victims at several memorial sites in the area of the former ghetto, including at Umschlagplatz, the spot where Jews were assembled before being transported to the Treblinka death camp. — Monika Scislowska, BostonGlobe.com, "Poland marks 75th anniversary of uprising in Warsaw Ghetto," 19 Apr. 2018 In one part of the plaza, train tracks that carried prisoners to the Treblinka death camp will be embedded in the pavement. — Maggie Astor, New York Times, "Holocaust Is Fading From Memory, Survey Finds," 12 Apr. 2018 The Jasenovac death camp in Croatia was run by the Ustasha, the fascist regime allied with Nazi Germany during World War II. — Darko Janjevic, USA TODAY, "Australian firm Valley Eyewear apologizes for shooting ad at World War II death camp," 4 July 2018 Simone Jacob was 16 when she was sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp with her mother and a sister in March 1944. — Elian Peltier, New York Times, "‘Merci Madame’: Simone Veil Is Honored With Panthéon Burial," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'death camp.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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