death camp

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth kamp]
- /dɛθ kæmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth kamp]
- /dɛθ kæmp/

Definitions of death camp words

countable noun death camp A death camp is a place where prisoners are kept, especially during a war, and where many of them die or are killed. 3
noun death camp a concentration camp in which the conditions are so brutal that few prisoners survive, or one to which prisoners are sent for execution 3
noun death camp a concentration camp in which large numbers of prisoners die, as by execution or starvation 3
noun death camp a concentration camp in which the inmates are unlikely to survive or to which they have been sent to be executed. 1
noun death camp A facility built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing. 0

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Origin of death camp

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Death camp

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death camp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

death camp usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for death camp

noun death camp

auschwitz — an industrial town in S Poland; site of a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Pop: 40 686 (2007 est)

Just one Synonym for death camp