noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/dɛθ kæmp/
General-American:[dɛθ khɛəːmp]
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noun
Meaning 1
A prison camp in which a large number of prisoners die for various reasons, such as starvation, disease, brutality, and neglect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
A concentration camp built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concentration camp, stockade
History
Etymology
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