Etymology

final solution

Today it means: The planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews by the Nazis; the Holocaust. Full definition →

German Endlösung
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  1. German · calque ofEndlösung
  2. English todayfinal solution

Calque of German Endlösung, which is short for Endlösung der Judenfrage (“Final Solution to the Jewish Question”)

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