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"text": "→ Dutch: concentratiekamp (calque)"
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"text": "→ German: Konzentrationslager, KZ; KL (calque)\n→ Hebrew: מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז (makhané rikúz) (calque)"
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"etymology_text": "From concentration + camp. In later use partly after German Konzentrationslager, itself a calque of the English term.",
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"_dis1": "48 50 2",
"word": "death camp"
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"_dis1": "48 50 2",
"word": "extermination camp"
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"_dis1": "48 50 2",
"word": "internment camp"
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"ref": "1913, General Staff Corps, Field Service Regulations, United States Army - Page 223",
"text": "A concentration camp is a place, near the scene of intended operations or near an embarkation point, where troops are assembled for immediate use against the enemy or for transport to an over-sea theater of operations."
},
{
"text": "1930, Winston S. Churchill, My Early Life, Chapter XIV\nThe 21st Lancers… …journey forward by nine days' march to the advanced concentration camp just north of the Shabluka Cataract."
}
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"A camp where troops are assembled, prior to combat or transport."
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"ref": "1927, Charles E. Chapman, A History of the Cuban Republic, IV.81",
"text": "All Cubans (men, women, and children) were ordered to move into garrisoned Spanish towns or concentration camps.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2015 January 9, The Guardian",
"text": "In 1945, overseen by Alfred Hitchcock, a crack team of British film-makers went to Germany to document the horror of the concentration camps.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2019, Bernie Sanders, Full interview: Bernie Sanders meets with the Register's editorial board (12.6.19)DesMoines Register, 6 December, at 37:13",
"text": "What we should be doing with China is understanding they are a superpower, they are a strong economy. We want to be working with them. We certainly don't want a Cold War. But we should be speaking out against human rights abuses. When you put into concentration camps, you know, or at least lock up, I don't know, a million Muslims there, somebody's got to speak out about that."
}
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"A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities."
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"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konsentrasiekamp"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muʕaskar iʕtiqāl",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُعَسْكَر اِعْتِقَال"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muʕtaqal",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُعْتَقَل"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hamakentronacʿman čambar",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "համակենտրոնացման ճամբար"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konsentrasiya düşərgəsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "həbs düşərgələri"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konslager"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kancentracýjny láhjer",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "канцэнтрацы́йны ла́гер"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kancláhjer",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "канцла́гер"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "koncentraciónen láger",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрацио́нен ла́гер"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kóncláger",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ко́нцла́гер"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "camp de concentració"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中營"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zaap⁶ zung¹ jing⁴",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中营"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中營"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jízhōngyíng",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中营"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentrační tábor"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentrák"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "koncentrationslejr"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "udryddelseslejr"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "concentratiekamp"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koncentrejo"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koonduslaager"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "týningarlega"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "keskitysleiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "camp de concentration"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo de concentración"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saḳoncenṭracio banaḳi",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "საკონცენტრაციო ბანაკი"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Konzentrationslager"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "KZ"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stratópedo sygkéntrosis",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kan konsantrasyon"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "makhané rikúz",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מחנה ריכוז \\ מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nazarbandī śivir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "नज़रबंदी शिविर"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bandī śivir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "बंदी शिविर"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koncentrációs tábor"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "útrýmingarbúðir"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kamp konsentrasi"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campa géibhinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sluachampa géibhinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo di concentramento"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"alt": "きょうせいしゅうようじょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōsei shūyōjo",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "強制収容所"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "konsentrasiälyq lager",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "концентрациялық лагерь"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "konslager",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "концлагерь"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɑbɑntiəy phdom cŭən",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "បន្ទាយផ្ដុំជន"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"alt": "强制收容所",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gangjesuyongso",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "강제수용소"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"alt": "政治犯收容所",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeongchibeom suyongso",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "정치범 수용소"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kontslager",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "концлагерь"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "koncentrācijas nometne"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "koncentracijos stovykla"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "koncentraciónen logor",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрацио́нен логор"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kem tahanan"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "konsentrasjonsleir"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "utryddelsesleir"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "konsentrasjonsleir"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "utryddingsleir"
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{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "ordugâh-e kâr-e ejbâri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "اُرْدوگاهِ کارِ اِجْباری"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "obóz koncentracyjny"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"slang"
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"word": "kacet"
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{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo de concentração"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lagăr de concentrare"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "konclágerʹ",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концла́герь"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "koncentraciónnyj lágerʹ",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрацио́нный ла́герь"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campa bàis"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрациони логор"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentracioni logor"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentračný tábor"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koncentrák m colloquial"
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{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koncentracijsko taborišče"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo de concentración"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koncentrationsläger"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "utrotningsläger"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "lagerhoyi konsentratsionī",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "лагерҳои консентратсионӣ"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "toplama kampı"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konslager"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "koncentracíjnyj tábir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентраці́йний та́бір"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "konctábir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концта́бір"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "yighiwëlish lagëri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "يىغىۋېلىش لاگېرى"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "jaza lagëri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "جازا لاگېرى"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "toplash lagëri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "توپلاش لاگېرى"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kontsentratsiyon lager"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kontslager"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "trại tập trung"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "konsintraasjekamp"
},
{
"_dis1": "30 62 8",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "katset",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קאַצעט"
}
]
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{
"text": "The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place."
],
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"(figuratively) A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place."
],
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"figuratively"
]
}
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],
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns"
],
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"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "concentratiekamp",
"clq": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Dutch: concentratiekamp (calque)"
},
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "camp de concentration",
"clq": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ French: camp de concentration (calque)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ French: camp de concentration (calque)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Konzentrationslager",
"clq": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ German: Konzentrationslager, KZ; KL (calque)\n→ Hebrew: מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז (makhané rikúz) (calque)",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ German: Konzentrationslager, KZ; KL (calque)\n→ Hebrew: מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז (makhané rikúz) (calque)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "koncentrationsläger",
"clq": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: koncentrationsläger (calque)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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}
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"2": "concentration"
},
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"name": "m"
},
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"2": "camp"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Konzentrationslager"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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}
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{
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},
{
"word": "extermination camp"
},
{
"word": "internment camp"
}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1913, General Staff Corps, Field Service Regulations, United States Army - Page 223",
"text": "A concentration camp is a place, near the scene of intended operations or near an embarkation point, where troops are assembled for immediate use against the enemy or for transport to an over-sea theater of operations."
},
{
"text": "1930, Winston S. Churchill, My Early Life, Chapter XIV\nThe 21st Lancers… …journey forward by nine days' march to the advanced concentration camp just north of the Shabluka Cataract."
}
],
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],
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],
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"ref": "1927, Charles E. Chapman, A History of the Cuban Republic, IV.81",
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},
{
"ref": "2015 January 9, The Guardian",
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},
{
"ref": "2019, Bernie Sanders, Full interview: Bernie Sanders meets with the Register's editorial board (12.6.19)DesMoines Register, 6 December, at 37:13",
"text": "What we should be doing with China is understanding they are a superpower, they are a strong economy. We want to be working with them. We certainly don't want a Cold War. But we should be speaking out against human rights abuses. When you put into concentration camps, you know, or at least lock up, I don't know, a million Muslims there, somebody's got to speak out about that."
}
],
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[
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],
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[
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"refugee"
]
]
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{
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"text": "The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.",
"type": "example"
}
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"A situation wherein crowding and extremely harsh conditions take place."
],
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],
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]
}
],
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konsentrasiekamp"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muʕaskar iʕtiqāl",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُعَسْكَر اِعْتِقَال"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muʕtaqal",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُعْتَقَل"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hamakentronacʿman čambar",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "համակենտրոնացման ճամբար"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konsentrasiya düşərgəsi"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "həbs düşərgələri"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konslager"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kancentracýjny láhjer",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "канцэнтрацы́йны ла́гер"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "kancláhjer",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "канцла́гер"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "koncentraciónen láger",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрацио́нен ла́гер"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kóncláger",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ко́нцла́гер"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "camp de concentració"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中營"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "zaap⁶ zung¹ jing⁴",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中营"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中營"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jízhōngyíng",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "集中营"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentrační tábor"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentrák"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "koncentrationslejr"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "udryddelseslejr"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "concentratiekamp"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koncentrejo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koonduslaager"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "týningarlega"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "keskitysleiri"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "camp de concentration"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo de concentración"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saḳoncenṭracio banaḳi",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "საკონცენტრაციო ბანაკი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Konzentrationslager"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "KZ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stratópedo sygkéntrosis",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης"
},
{
"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kan konsantrasyon"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "makhané rikúz",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מחנה ריכוז \\ מַחֲנֵה רִכּוּז"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nazarbandī śivir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "नज़रबंदी शिविर"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bandī śivir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "बंदी शिविर"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koncentrációs tábor"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "útrýmingarbúðir"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kamp konsentrasi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campa géibhinn"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sluachampa géibhinn"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo di concentramento"
},
{
"alt": "きょうせいしゅうようじょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kyōsei shūyōjo",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "強制収容所"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "konsentrasiälyq lager",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "концентрациялық лагерь"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "konslager",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "концлагерь"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɑbɑntiəy phdom cŭən",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "បន្ទាយផ្ដុំជន"
},
{
"alt": "强制收容所",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gangjesuyongso",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "강제수용소"
},
{
"alt": "政治犯收容所",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeongchibeom suyongso",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "정치범 수용소"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kontslager",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "концлагерь"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "koncentrācijas nometne"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "koncentracijos stovykla"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "koncentraciónen logor",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрацио́нен логор"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kem tahanan"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "konsentrasjonsleir"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "utryddelsesleir"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "konsentrasjonsleir"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "utryddingsleir"
},
{
"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"roman": "ordugâh-e kâr-e ejbâri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "اُرْدوگاهِ کارِ اِجْباری"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "obóz koncentracyjny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"slang"
],
"word": "kacet"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo de concentração"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lagăr de concentrare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "konclágerʹ",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концла́герь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "koncentraciónnyj lágerʹ",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрацио́нный ла́герь"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campa bàis"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентрациони логор"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentracioni logor"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "koncentračný tábor"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "koncentrák m colloquial"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koncentracijsko taborišče"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "campo de concentración"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "koncentrationsläger"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "utrotningsläger"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "lagerhoyi konsentratsionī",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "лагерҳои консентратсионӣ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "toplama kampı"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "konslager"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "koncentracíjnyj tábir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концентраці́йний та́бір"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "konctábir",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "концта́бір"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "yighiwëlish lagëri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "يىغىۋېلىش لاگېرى"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "jaza lagëri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "جازا لاگېرى"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "toplash lagëri",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "توپلاش لاگېرى"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kontsentratsiyon lager"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "kontslager"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"word": "trại tập trung"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "konsintraasjekamp"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "katset",
"sense": "camp where large numbers of persons are detained",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קאַצעט"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"concentration camp"
],
"word": "concentration camp"
}
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