"Auschwitz" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈaʊʃ.vɪts/, /ˈɔːʃ.wɪts/
Etymology: From German Auschwitz, the German name for the town known in Polish as Oświęcim, which the concentration camp was near. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Auschwitz}} German Auschwitz Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Auschwitz
  1. A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim. Categories (place): Cities in Poland, Places in Poland Translations (city in Poland): أوشڤيينتشيم (ʔošviyentšīm) [feminine] (Arabic), أوشفينتشيم (ʔošvintšīm) (Arabic), Օսվենցիմ (Ōsvencʻim) (Armenian), 奧斯威辛 /奥斯威辛 (Àosīwēixīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Osvětim [masculine] (Czech), Osviecimo (Esperanto), Auschwitz [masculine] (French), Oświęcim [masculine] (French), Auschwitz [neuter] (German), Oświęcim [neuter] (German), Οσβιέτσιμ (Osviétsim) [neuter] (Greek), Οσφιέντσιμ (Osfiéntsim) [neuter] (Greek), אושוויץ (áushvits) (Hebrew), אושוויינצ׳ים (oshvéinchim) [feminine] (Hebrew), アウシュヴィッツ (Aushuvittsu) (Japanese), アウシュビッツ (Aushubittsu) (Japanese), オシフィエンチム (Oshifienchimu) (Japanese), 아우슈비츠 (Ausyubicheu) (Korean), 오시비엥침 (Osibiengchim) (Korean), Oświęcim [masculine] (Polish), Auschwitz [feminine] (Portuguese), Осве́нцим (Osvéncim) [masculine] (Russian), Uośwjyńćim [masculine, plural] (Silesian), Osvienčim [masculine] (Slovak), Auschwitz [masculine] (Spanish), Auschwitz (Swedish), אָשפּיצין (oshpitsin) (Yiddish), אוישוויץ (oyshvits) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Auschwitz-en-name-DFuMOqwm Disambiguation of 'city in Poland': 72 28
  2. A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust. Categories (topical): Nazism Translations (concentration camp): أوشڤيتس (ʔawšvits) [feminine] (Arabic), أوشفيتز (Arabic), Օսվենցիմ (Ōsvencʻim) (Armenian), 奧斯威辛 /奥斯威辛 (Àosīwēixīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Auschwitz [masculine] (Czech), Osvětim [masculine] (Czech), Aŭŝvico (Esperanto), Auschwitz [masculine] (French), Auschwitz [neuter] (German), Άουσβιτς (Áousvits) [neuter] (Greek), אושוויץ [masculine] (Hebrew), アウシュヴィッツ (Aushuvittsu) (Japanese), 아우슈비츠 (Ausyubicheu) (Korean), آشویتس (Persian), Auschwitz [masculine] (Polish), Auschwitz-Birkenau [masculine] (Polish), Auschwitz [masculine] (Portuguese), Осве́нцим (Osvéncim) [masculine] (Russian), А́ушвиц (Áušvic) [masculine] (Russian), Uośwjyńćim [masculine, plural] (Silesian), Auschwitz [masculine] (Spanish), Auschwitz (Swedish), เอาสชวิทซ์ (ao-swí) (Thai), אוישוויץ (oyshvits) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Auschwitz-en-name-OodFwhR7 Disambiguation of Nazism: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Silesian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Silesian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'concentration camp': 0 100
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      "word": "אושוויץ"
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      "sense": "city in Poland",
      "word": "アウシュヴィッツ"
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      "word": "أوشفيتز"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "concentration camp",
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      "code": "he",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "Aushuvittsu",
      "sense": "concentration camp",
      "word": "アウシュヴィッツ"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Ausyubicheu",
      "sense": "concentration camp",
      "word": "아우슈비츠"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "concentration camp",
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      "word": "Auschwitz-Birkenau"
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      "sense": "concentration camp",
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      "word": "А́ушвиц"
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      "sense": "concentration camp",
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ao-swí",
      "sense": "concentration camp",
      "word": "เอาสชวิทซ์"
    },
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      "roman": "oyshvits",
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}

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