HOLOCAUST | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of holocaust in English holocaustnoun [ C ] uk /ˈhɒl.ə.kɔːst/ us /ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/ Add to word list Add to word list a very large amount of destruction, especially by fire or heat, or the killing of very large numbers of people: The 20th century was ripped apart by holocausts.nuclear holocaust A nuclear holocaust (= destruction caused by nuclear weapons) would leave few survivors. the Holocaustnoun [ S ] uk /ˈhɒl.ə.kɔːst/ us /ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/ the killing of millions of Jews and others by the Nazis before and during the Second World War

• He designed the Holocaust Museum in Berlin.
• Her grandparents were killed during the Holocaust.
• The ceremony was attended by several holocaust survivors.
• The lecture was entitled 'The Holocaust and Memory'.

(Definition of holocaust from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

holocaust | American Dictionary

holocaustnoun [ C ] us /ˈhɑl·əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ·lə-, -ˌkɑst/ Add to word list Add to word list a large amount of destruction, esp. by fire or heat, or the killing of large numbers of people: a nuclear holocaust  the Holocaust The Holocaust was the systematic murder of many people, esp. Jews, by the Nazis during World War II. (Definition of holocaust from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of holocaust, the Holocaust?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 大屠殺，大毀滅，浩劫, （第二次世界大戰前及期間納粹分子對猶太人的）大屠殺… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 大屠杀，大毁灭，浩劫, （第二次世界大战前及期间纳粹分子对犹太人的）大屠杀… See more in Spanish holocausto, el Holocausto… See more in Portuguese holocausto, o Holocausto… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian büyük can ve mal kaybı, olağanüstü felaket, afet… See more holocauste… See more vernietiging… See more vyhlazení… See more holocaust, masseudryddelse… See more malapetaka… See more ความหายนะ… See more sự tàn sát… See more zagłada, holokaust… See more förödelse, katastrof, förhärjande brand… See more kehancuran… See more die Massenvernichtung… See more katastrofebrann, holocaust, folkemord… See more знищення, масове винищення… See more Need a translator?

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