death camp
noun
Simple meaning
A concentration camp built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill usually the Jewish people through gassing.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɛθkæmp
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Definition
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noun
A concentration camp built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.
A concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
A prison camp in which a large number of prisoners die for various reasons, such as starvation, disease, brutality, and neglect.
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A concentration camp built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.
Used this way, death camp is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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