Auschwitz
a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
Contemporary Examples
He used the selections to weed out twins, and at his height at Auschwitz, he had had nearly 1,500 sets of twins under his control.
The ‘Nazi Twin’ Myth Gerald Posner November 29, 2009
In September 1943 Kulka and his mother were transferred to Auschwitz, as part of a group of 5,000 Jews.
How Do You Write About the Holocaust? Ilana Bet-El May 4, 2013
The green line is an Auschwitz border so how dare Angela Merkel tell Israel not to settle on E1!
Throwing Netanyahu Under Abbas Mark Baker December 6, 2012
A few months later, Bob was among the first Jews to be taken by the Nazis, one of the first to go to Auschwitz.
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam Russell Shorto October 11, 2013
After the sisters had spent a year in Auschwitz, in January 1945, it became clear that the Germans were losing the war.
Dr. Mengele’s Twins Abigail Pogrebin October 27, 2009
I was just the director of the extermination program at Auschwitz.
Inside the Nazi Mind at the Nuremberg Trials Thomas Harding September 6, 2013
And you say that Auschwitz, that experience, would tell people who they were.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies Ronald K. Fried October 8, 2014
In April 1947, the former kommandant was hung on the gallows next to the old crematorium in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Inside the Nazi Mind at the Nuremberg Trials Thomas Harding September 6, 2013
How many among us were aware a week ago that Auschwitz is under-funded as a museum?
A Holiday Lesson from Auschwitz Christopher Buckley December 25, 2009
Historical Examples
Politics after Auschwitz was not meant to become yet another instance of pettifogging.
The Civilization of Illiteracy Mihai Nadin
noun
an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est) Polish name Oświęcim
Auschwitz [(owsh-vits)]
An infamous concentration camp established by the Nazis in Poland. (See Holocaust.)
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