holocaust

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləkɔːst/
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• Australian, British, Southern, Standard: /ˈhɔləkoːst/
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• /ˈhoʊləkɔst/ without the cot–caught merger
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• cot-caught-merger: /ˈhɑləkɑst/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈhɒləkoːst/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈhɔ̟ləkoːst]
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• Scotland: /ˈhɔləkɔst/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɒl.ə(ʊ)ˌkɔːst/
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• General-American: /ˈhɑl.əˌkɔst/
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• General-American: /ˈhoʊ.lə-/
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Ellipsis of Jewish holocaust.

The noun is derived from Middle English holocaust (“burnt offering”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman holocauste, Old French holocauste, olocauste (modern French holocaust), from Late Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστον (holókauston), the neuter form of ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos, “wholly burnt”), from ὅλος (hólos, “entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh2- (“whole”)) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”) (from καίω (kaíō, “to burn, burn up”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *keh2w-). By surface analysis, holo- + -caust. The verb is derived from the noun. As regards verb sense 3 (“to subject (a group of people) to a holocaust”), compare the use of genocide as a verb.

195 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: Sjoa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Afrikaans: Volkslagting — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Afrikaans: Uitwissing — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Afrikaans: Jodeslagting — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Afrikaans: Joodse Volksmoord — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Afrikaans: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Arabic: الْهُولُوكُوسْت (al-hūlūkūst) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Arabic: الْمَحْرَقَة الْيَهُودِيَّة — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Aragonese: Holocausto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Armenian: Հոլոքոստ (Holokʻost) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Asturian: Holocaustu — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Azerbaijani: Holokost — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Azerbaijani: Yəhudi soyqırımı — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Belarusian: Халако́ст (Xalakóst) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Bulgarian: Холокост (Holokost) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Catalan: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Chinese Mandarin: 猶太人大屠殺 /犹太人大屠杀 (Yóutàirén dàtúshā) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Czech: holokaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Czech: holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Czech: šoa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Danish: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Danish: jødeudryddelse — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Dutch: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Dutch: Sjoa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Dutch: jodenvervolging — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Esperanto: Holokaŭsto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Esperanto: Ŝoaho — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Finnish: juutalaisvaino — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Finnish: holokausti — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• French: Shoah — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Galician: Holocausto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Georgian: ჰოლოკოსტი (holoḳosṭi) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Judenmord — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Judenvernichtung — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Massenmord an den europäischen Juden — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Schoah — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Auschwitz — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• German: Endlösung — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα (Olokáftoma) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Greek: Σοά (Soá) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Hebrew: השואה (ha-sho'á) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Hebrew: שואה (sho'á) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Hindi: यहूदी नरसंहार (yahūdī narsãhār) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Hungarian: holokauszt — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Hungarian: soa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Icelandic: Helförin — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Indonesian: Holokaus — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Indonesian: Shoah — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Irish: an tUileloscadh — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Italian: Olocausto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Italian: Shoah — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Japanese: ホロコースト (Horokōsuto) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Japanese: ユダヤ人大虐殺 (Yudaya-jin dai-gyakusatsu) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Ladino: Olokosto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Ladino: Shoa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Latin: Soa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Latvian: Holokausts — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Latvian: Šoā — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Lithuanian: Holokaustas — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Lithuanian: Šoa — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Norwegian: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Polish: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Polish: Holokaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Polish: Zagłada Żydów — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Portuguese: Holocausto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Portuguese: Shoá — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Romanian: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Russian: холоко́ст (xolokóst) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Russian: Холоко́ст (Xolokóst) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Russian: Шоа́ (Šoá) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Spanish: Holocausto — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Swedish: Förintelsen — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Swedish: Shoah — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Tok Pisin: Bikpela Bagarap — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Tok Pisin: Holokos — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Turkish: Holokost — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Turkish: Yahudi Soykırımı — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Vietnamese: Holocaust — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Welsh: yr Holocost — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Yiddish: חורבן אייראָפּע (khurbn eyrope) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Yiddish: חורבן (khurbn) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Yiddish: האַלאָקאַוסט (halokaust) — the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
• Afrikaans: Holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Arabic: الْهُولُوكُوسْت (al-hūlūkūst) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Armenian: Հոլոքոստ (Holokʻost) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Azerbaijani: Holokost — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Catalan: Holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Chinese Mandarin: 大屠殺 /大屠杀 (dàtúshā) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Czech: holokaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Czech: holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Danish: Holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Esperanto: Holokaŭsto — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Finnish: holokausti — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Galician: Holocausto — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Georgian: ჰოლოკოსტი (holoḳosṭi) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• German: Holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Greek: Ολοκαύτωμα (Olokáftoma) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Hungarian: holokauszt — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Hungarian: vészkorszak — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Japanese: ホロコースト (Horokōsuto) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Polish: Holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Polish: Holokaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Portuguese: Holocausto — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Russian: холоко́ст (xolokóst) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Russian: Холоко́ст (Xolokóst) — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Spanish: Holocausto — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Turkish: Holokost — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Vietnamese: Holocaust — the mass murder of 11–14 million people by Nazi Germany
• Arabic: مُحْرَقَة (muḥraqa) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Armenian: ողջակիզում (oġǰakizum) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Chinese Mandarin: 燔祭 (fánjì) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Dutch: holocaust — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Finnish: holokausti — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Finnish: polttouhri — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• French: holocauste — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Galician: holocausto — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Georgian: ჰოლოკოსტი (holoḳosṭi) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• German: Holokauston — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• German: Holokaustum — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• German: Ganzopfer — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• German: Vollbrandopfer — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (alabrunsts) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Greek: ολοκαύτωμα (olokáftoma) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Hebrew: עוֹלָה (olá) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Hungarian: egészen elégő áldozat — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Hungarian: égőáldozat — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Polish: całopalenie — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Polish: holocaust — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Polish: holokaust — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Portuguese: holocausto — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Russian: всесожже́ние (vsesožžénije) — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Spanish: holocausto — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Old Spanish: holocaust — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Old Spanish: holocausto — offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
• Finnish: joukkotuho — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Finnish: joukkotuhonta — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Galician: holocausto — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Holocaust — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Auslöschung — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Ausmerzung — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Ausrottung — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Gruppenmord — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Massentötung — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• German: Massenvernichtung — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Greek: εξολόθρευση (exolóthrefsi) — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Hebrew: שׁוֹאָה (shoá) — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Hungarian: pusztulás — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Hungarian: tűzhalál — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Hungarian: tűzvész — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Māori: urupatunga — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Polish: holocaust — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Polish: holokaust — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Portuguese: holocausto — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Portuguese: extermínio — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Portuguese: genocídio — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Romanian: holocaust — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Romanian: exterminare în masă — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Romanian: genocid — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Russian: геноцид (genocid) — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Serbo-Croatian: холока̀уст — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Serbo-Croatian: holokàust — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Swedish: förintelse — extensive destruction of a group of animals or people — see also massacre, slaughter
• Czech: holocaust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Czech: holokaust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Dutch: holocaust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Finnish: kansanmurha — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Finnish: juutalaisvaino — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Galician: holocausto — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• German: Holocaust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• German: Massenmord — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• German: Massenvernichtung — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Greek: γενοκτονία (genoktonía) — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Hebrew: שׁוֹאָה (shoá) — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Hungarian: holokauszt — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Hungarian: népirtás — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Hungarian: tömeges pusztítás/mészárlás — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Polish: holocaust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Polish: holokaust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Portuguese: holocausto — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Russian: холоко́ст (xolokóst) — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Serbo-Croatian: холока̀уст — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Serbo-Croatian: holokàust — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Sicilian: alucaustu — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Swedish: folkmord — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Swedish: förintelse — state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society
• Finnish: polttouhrata — to sacrifice (an animal) to be completely burned
• Finnish: polttaa uhrina — to sacrifice (an animal) to be completely burned
• Sicilian: accarpari — to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire
• Sicilian: dari a focu — to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire
• Sicilian: distrùjiri — to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire
• Sicilian: abbiari 'n terra — to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire
• Sicilian: sdirrupari — to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire
• Sicilian: fari scuzzulari — to destroy (something) completely, especially by fire
• Sicilian: accuppari — to subject (a group of people) to a holocaust (mass annihilation)