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holocaust

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun holocaust has 2 senses
  1. holocaust - an act of great destruction and loss of life
    --1 is a kind of
    destruction, devastation
  2. Holocaust, final solution - the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler
    --2 is a kind of genocide, race murder, racial extermination

Definitions from the Web

Term: Holocaust

Noun:

  1. An event during World War II in which millions of Jews and other minority groups were systematically persecuted and murdered by the Nazis.
  2. Any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of a large number of people.

Example Sentences:

  1. The Holocaust was a dark chapter in human history.
  2. Her grandparents survived the Holocaust and shared their stories of resilience.
  3. The dictator's regime led to a holocaust of innocent lives.

Adjective:

  1. Related to or denoting the Holocaust.

Example Sentence:

  1. She visited the Holocaust museum to learn more about the historical period.

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