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a type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions
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Recent Examples of concentration camps
At 15, Leon Schagrin was deported from occupied Poland to multiple ghettos and concentration camps.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Concentration Camps, Hitler And The Allies One of the highlights of the exhibition are Miller’s war photographs, particularly those of the concentration camps and Hitler’s apartment.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
After much of the population has been sent to concentration camps, those who remain fight back.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Many of the rest of Jaray’s family members were killed in the concentration camps.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
What there pointedly are not, in this wartime film, are war scenes, or footage from the concentration camps or even a suggestion of much actual physical violence in the background.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
Northern France was directly occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, while much of the south fell under the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis and participated in the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The men toured the concentration camps with teenagers, detailing their personal experiences of loss and terror.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.
—Alex Braithwaite, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Concentration Camps, Hitler And The Allies One of the highlights of the exhibition are Miller’s war photographs, particularly those of the concentration camps and Hitler’s apartment.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
After much of the population has been sent to concentration camps, those who remain fight back.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Many of the rest of Jaray’s family members were killed in the concentration camps.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
What there pointedly are not, in this wartime film, are war scenes, or footage from the concentration camps or even a suggestion of much actual physical violence in the background.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
Northern France was directly occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, while much of the south fell under the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis and participated in the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
The men toured the concentration camps with teenagers, detailing their personal experiences of loss and terror.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.
—Alex Braithwaite, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration camps
big houses
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However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots.—
Richard Dahlberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Wooden signs dot roadsides advertising homes from the $300,000s for a townhome to over $1 million for big houses in the most desirable suburban neighborhoods.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Concentration camps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration%20camps. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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