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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOlocausto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oloˈkausto
"Il Giorno della Memoria commemora le vittime dell'Olocausto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
"Education about the Holocaust is essential to ensure that such atrocities are never repeated." - 2
A great destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.
"Scientists warned humanity of the looming threat of a global nuclear holocaust."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek holokauston, meaning 'completely burned,' composed of holos ('whole') and kaustos ('burned'). Historically used to describe a religious sacrificial offering completely consumed by fire, the term evolved in the late 20th century to specifically denote the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Holocaust" is said worldwide
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Holocauste
Transliteration: oloˈkost
"L'étude de l'Holocauste est fondamentale pour la mémoire collective."
Holocaust
Transliteration: ˈhɔloˌkaʊst
"Die Erinnerung an den Holocaust darf niemals verblassen."
Olocausto
Transliteration: oloˈkausto
"Il Giorno della Memoria commemora le vittime dell'Olocausto."
Holocausto
Transliteration: oloˈkausto
"El Holocausto es uno de los episodios más oscuros de la historia moderna."
Holocausto
Transliteration: olaˈkawstu
"Devemos lembrar sempre das vítimas do Holocausto."
होलोकॉस्ट
Transliteration: holokaust
"इतिहास में होलोकॉस्ट मानवता के खिलाफ एक बड़ा अपराध था।"
大屠杀
Transliteration: dà túshā
"我们必须铭记二战期间的大屠杀历史。"
홀로코스트
Transliteration: hollokoseuteu
"우리는 홀로코스트의 비극을 결코 잊어서는 안 됩니다."
ホロコースト
Transliteration: horokōsuto
"ホロコーストの歴史を学ぶことは非常に重要です。"
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