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The Britannica Dictionary holocaust 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• holocaust (noun)

holocaust /ˈhoʊləˌkɑːst/ /ˈhɑːləˌkɑːst/ noun plural holocausts holocaust /ˈhoʊləˌkɑːst/ /ˈhɑːləˌkɑːst/ noun plural holocausts Britannica Dictionary definition of HOLOCAUST formal 1 the Holocaust : the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II

• The museum is devoted to the Holocaust.
• Her parents were survivors of the Holocaust. = Her parents were Holocaust survivors.
• a Holocaust memorial

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 [count] : an event or situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed especially by fire

• There were fears of a nuclear holocaust.

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